南洋三部曲 (The Nanyang Trilogy)

南洋三部曲 (The Nanyang Trilogy)

南洋三部曲 (THE NANYANG TRILOGY) is a triptych of films filmed in Singapore and Malaysia that was produced by the Kong Ngee Company in 1957. The titles contained within this trilogy are MOON OVER MALAYA (椰林月), BLOOD STAINS THE VALLEY OF LOVE (血染相思谷), and CHINA WIFE (唐山阿嫂). These films were notable in their time for jumpstarting the careers of teen idols Patrick Tse Yin, Pasty Kar Ling, and Nam Hung. Long elusive, the restoration of these films was spearheaded by the Asian Film Archive beginning in 2017. Gartenberg Media Enterprises is pleased to distribute these newly-rediscovered classics of Cantonese cinema to North American academic institutions on digital formats.

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椰林月 (MOON OVER MALAYA) (Singapore, 1957, 秦剑 Chun Kim & 楚原 Chor Yuen)

椰林月 (MOON OVER MALAYA) (Singapore, 1957, 秦剑 Chun Kim & 楚原 Chor Yuen)

In 椰林月 (MOON OVER MALAYA), Ngok Ming is an idealistic young man, passionate about promoting and developing education in Malaya. He approaches a wealthy Chinese businessman to raise funds for building schools and meets his daughter, the young heiress Cho-lin. After a whirlwind romance, Ngok Ming and Cho-lin get married.

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唐山阿嫂 (CHINA WIFE) (Singapore, 1957, Chan Man & Chor Yuen 楚原)

唐山阿嫂 (CHINA WIFE) (Singapore, 1957, Chan Man & Chor Yuen 楚原)

In 唐山阿嫂 (CHINA WIFE), Keung Chung-ping plays Ah-gau, an impoverished man who leaves his wife, So-ching (Nam Hung), and baby in Macau to travel to Southeast Asia and join his cousin (Patrick Tse) in search of better employment. A series of fortunate events propel him into high society, and soon he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-chu (Patsy Kar Ling).

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