​Free Film Screening: Nanyang Trilogy

Screenings of the Nanyang Trilogy 南洋三部曲 recently restored by the Asian Film Archive. Led by the youthful idols of the time, 谢贤 (Patrick Tse Yin), 嘉玲 (Patsy Kar Ling) and 南红 (Nam Hung), the films introduced urban perspectives and appealed to the young postwar audiences.

Produced by the Kong Ngee Company and shot in 1957 Singapore and Malaya, the three Cantonese films are 血染相思谷 (Blood Stains the Valley of Love), 唐山阿嫂 (China Wife) and 椰林月 (Moon Over Malaya).

In the foyer of the School of Humanities there is also a small exhibition that gives an overview of the Nanyang Trilogy, the history of the Kong Ngee Company, and how it developed in Singapore and Malaysia.