Cute Girl
就是溜溜的她
Taiwan • 1980
Director
Synopsis
One of the great poets of modern cinema, Hou Hsiao-hsien, made his feature debut with this sweet and lighthearted romantic comedy. Pop star Kenny Bee plays the poor city boy who, while working as an engineer in a small country town, falls in love with the daughter (singer Fong Fei-fei) of a wealthy family who is there visiting her aunt. Can their rural romance survive when they head back to the big city? Though CUTE GIRL finds Hou working in a more commercial mode than his later, more personal films, it nevertheless shows the seeds of his emerging style.
Synopsis
One of the great poets of modern cinema, Hou Hsiao-hsien, made his feature debut with this sweet and lighthearted romantic comedy. Pop star Kenny Bee plays the poor city boy who, while working as an engineer in a small country town, falls in love with the daughter (singer Fong Fei-fei) of a wealthy family who is there visiting her aunt. Can their rural romance survive when they head back to the big city? Though CUTE GIRL finds Hou working in a more commercial mode than his later, more personal films, it nevertheless shows the seeds of his emerging style.
Credits
Crew
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
WriterHou Hsiao-hsien
CinematographerChen Kun-Hou
ComposerHuang Mao-Shan
EditorLiao Ching-Sung
Cast
Kenny Beeas Gu Dagang
Fong Fei-feias Pan Wenwen
Anthony Chan Yauas Ma Qian
Chang Ping-Yuas Ma Qian's Mother