The Arch (Chinese: 董夫人) is a 1968[1] Hong Kong drama film directed by Tang Shu Shuen.[2] The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

The Arch
Simplified Chinese董夫人
Literal meaningMadam Dong
Hanyu PinyinDǒng Fūrén
Directed byTang Shu Shuen
Written byTang Shu Shuen
Produced byLi Chiu-chung
StarringLisa Lu
CinematographySubrata Mitra
Edited byLes Blank
C.C. See
Music byLui Tsun-yuen
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

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Variety reviewed the film at the San Francisco Film Festival's "New Director Series" on 31 October 1968, describing the film as ""a sensitively photographed, professionally-made story," and praising Subrata Mitra (also Satyajit Ray's cinematographer) as "exceptional."[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Arch". San Francisco Film Festival. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Cinema China". Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. ^ Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. Vol. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "October 30, 1968". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
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