The Wild, Wild Rose (traditional Chinese: 野玫瑰之戀; simplified Chinese: 野玫瑰之恋; pinyin: yě méiguī zhī liàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien; Jyutping: je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2; lit. 'Romance of the 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.
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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.
Reception
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".