19 Facts About Ann Hui

1.

Ann Hui On-wah, is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,101
2.

On 23 May 1947, Ann Hui was born in Anshan, a Chinese iron-mining city in Liaoning Province.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,102
3.

When she was in college, Ann Hui worked in the student theater troupe performing as an extra, doing busywork and designing posters.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,103
4.

In 1972, Ann Hui earned a master's in English and comparative literature from the University of Hong Kong.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,104
5.

Ann Hui wrote her thesis on the works of Alain Robbe-Grillet, a French writer and filmmaker.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,105
6.

The most recognized episode of Ann Hui's is Boy from Vietnam, which is the start of her Vietnam Trilogy.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,106
7.

Ann Hui explores the characters' reactions to new environments and their responses to their return home.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,107
8.

Ann Hui'sbest known works in this category are The Story of Woo Viet and Boat People – the remaining two parts of her Vietnam Trilogy.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,108
9.

Ann Hui said in an interview that she wants to do more socially conscious projects.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,109
10.

Ann Hui is known for making controversial films; the interview, in particular, described the horrors of increased crime and unemployment rates in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,110
11.

Ann Hui is one of the six veteran Hong Kong filmmakers who directed Johnnie To Kei-Fung's highly anticipated anthology film: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong .

FactSnippet No. 1,507,111
12.

Ann Hui gave Lau the role and flew him to Hainan before a proper audition or even seeing what he looked like.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,112
13.

Ann Hui left television in 1979, making her first feature, The Secret, a mystery thriller based on real life murder case and starring Taiwanese star Sylvia Chang.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,113
14.

Ann Hui experimented with special effects and daring angles; her preoccupation with sensitive political and social issues is a recurrent feature in most of her subsequent films.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,114
15.

In 2008, Ann Hui directed the highly acclaimed domestic drama, The Way We Are.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,115
16.

Ann Hui starts with the female perspective, depicting the hearts of women.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,116
17.

Ann Hui'sfilms are always full of a sense of drama, but they do not make the audience feel hopeless.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,117
18.

Ann Hui gives more attention and sympathy to such women, and such films permeate her deep thinking on female destiny.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,118
19.

Ann Hui has appeared mostly in cameo roles in several films:.

FactSnippet No. 1,507,119