The Forbidden Past (1976)
In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas.
Released: Dec 16, 1976
Runtime: 81 minutes
Stars: Ching Li, Ling Yun, Chang Tzu-le, Tsung Hua, Si Wai, Lau Wai-Ling
Crew: Chor Yuen (Director), Chiang Hsing-Lung (Editor), John Yip (Original Story), Huang Chieh (Director of Photography), Chor Yuen (Screenplay), Runme Shaw (Producer)
