Alex Law, one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished filmmakers died on Saturday. He was 69. Law (aka Law Kai-yui) died in hospital with his life partner and long-time filmmaking partner Mabel Cheung by …
Law died in hospital with his life partner and long-time filmmaking partnerThe pair often swapped roles in order to support each other’s efforts. A writer, director and producer, Law took directing credits on “Echoes of the Rainbow,” a nostalgic reminiscence about 1960s Hong Kong. Produced by Cheung, it was the first film from the city to win the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin film festival’s Generation Kplus section.
Born in 1952, Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese and English studies and comparative literature in 1976. He met Cheung while studying for a master’s degree in New York. New York was also where Law and Cheung achieved much of the research for “The Soong Sisters,” which chronicled an influential, but now historically inconvenient, family. One of the daughters married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Another married Chiang Kai-shek, China’s leader during WWII, but who broke with Communist forces in 1949 and set up the Republic of China in Taiwan.
Kevin Yeung, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: “Alex had been contributing a lot to the local film industry and created a lot of classic popular films which are full of cultural ambiance. Apart from these personal achievements, Alex had also been active in promoting the Hong Kong film industry development through various government initiatives. I would like to extend my deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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