“"A Tale of Three Cities" is a tribute to our parents' generation, who escaped from city to city in search of their loved ones and in search of a place to build a better home. The story is set during the turbulent war years in China in the '40s and '50s.” YearsWarStoriesHomeThreeParentCitiesGenerationsChinaTalesLoved OnesTribute Author:Mabel Cheung
“I have always wanted to make a film about my parents' generation, which tried every way to escape from the deadly shadow of war and finally settled down in Hong Kong in the '50s to build a home from nothing. Arguably, they are the first generation of Hong Kong people to turn this remote island into a modern city.” PeopleWayFirstsWarHomeWantedFilmTurnsParentCitiesGenerationsModernShadowIslandsHong Kong Author:Mabel Cheung
“Being a very bad daughter, I never really took time to sit down and listen to my mother's story, and she passed away in 2003. I became very guilty and began to spend a lot of time with older people. I listened carefully to their stories.” PeopleStoriesMotherDaughterDown AndGuiltyPassed AwayOlder People Author:Mabel Cheung
“Be yourself. Forget about whether you are male or female and just work hard to become a director who truly knows her craft and the direction she wants the film to go. People respect a director for her work regardless of her gender.” PeopleKnowsWantHardFilmForgetHard WorkDirectorsFemaleMalesGenderCraftsBeing Yourself Author:Mabel Cheung
“I'm a hopeless romantic. I consider myself a realistic person who usually finds stories from real life people.” PeoplePersonsRealStoriesReal LifeHopelessRealisticHopeless Romantic Author:Mabel Cheung
“I like the powerful story, the excellent performances the beautiful cinematography and the vision of the "The Piano".” StoriesBeautifulPowerfulVisionPerformancesExcellentPianoCinematographyExcellent Performance Author:Mabel Cheung
