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Burning Snow

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Burning Snow
Film poster
Traditional Chinese雪在燒
JyutpingXue zai shao
Directed byPatrick Tam
Screenplay byLai Ming-Tong
Produced byKevin Chu
StarringSimon Yam
Chuan-Chen Yeh
CinematographyChristopher Doyle
Edited byChow Tak-Yeung
Music byChan Chi-Yuen
Production
companies
Alan & Eric Films Limited
Yen Ping Films Production
Distributed byNewport Entertainment Co., Ltd[1]
Release date
  • 17 March 1988 (1988-03-17)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
Taiwan
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK $2,393,396

Burning Snow is a 1988 erotic drama film drama directed by Patrick Tam, starring Simon Yam and Chuan-Chen Yeh. A Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was selected to be shown in 1988 Toronto International Film Festival and 2007 Far East Film Festival.[2][3] Chuan-Chen Yeh rose to fame with her performance in this film and become a popular actress in Taiwan.[4]

Alberto Pezzotta, who was a programmer of Venice Film Festival,[5], had selected Burning Snow as one of his most favorite films.[6]

The film has a Hong Kong version and a Taiwan version, which slightly differ in terms of storyline and sex scenes.[7]

Cast and roles

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  • Simon Yam – Wah
  • Chuan-Chen Yeh – Cher
  • Chih-Cheng Hsueh – Chung

References

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  1. "新寶線改排港片 票房收入勝去年". Sing Pao Daily News. 16 March 1988. p. 18.
  2. "Toronto Film Festival - Today's festival line-up". The Toronto Star. 10 September 1988. p. H3.|
  3. < "Burning Snow". Far East Film Festival Official Website.
  4. 蘇詠智 (22 May 2026). "從認命女孩到本土劇女神!葉全真當年因這部大尺度電影爆紅". United Daily News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  5. < "Alberto Pezzotta". IULM University of Milan Official Website.
  6. "Tutte le top ten". Cineforum. Italy: FIC - Federazione Italiana Cineforum. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. Patrick Tam: dal cuore della new wave-Patrick Tam: from the heart of the new wave. Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche. 2007. p. 387. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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