The Wild, Wild Rose

The Wild, Wild Rose is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera Carmen.

Cast and roles

 * Grace Chang as Deng Sijia, nicknamed "The Wild Rose"
 * Chang Yang as Liang Hanhua
 * Auyeung Sa-fay as Hanhua's Mother
 * Lui Tat as Old Wang
 * Wong Loy as Shao Xueli
 * Lau Yan-kap as Fatty Lin
 * Ma Lik as Old Tian
 * Ma Hsiao-nung as Old Wang's Wife
 * Sum Wan as Li Meimei
 * So Fung as Wu Suxin
 * Tang Ti as Sijia's Husband
 * Tien Ching as Xiao Liu

Music
All the lyrics written by Lee Tsin-chin, all the songs performed by Grace Chang.

Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition
The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role" and "a marvel, with a voice that’s playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".