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. A merry Christmas follows?
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The Forbidden Past Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Lau Wai-Ling
She was 25, now 73 years old
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as Marie |
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Ling Yun
He was 59, 100 years old when he died
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as Lo Wei / Paul Zhou |
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Ching Li
She was 31, 72 years old when she died
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as Julie |
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Hua Chung
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as Tzen Hwa |
The Forbidden Past Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Chiang Hsing-Lung as Editor. He was 48 (now 96) years old
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Editing |
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Chor Yuen as Director. He was 42 (now 90) years old
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Directing |
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Chor Yuen as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 90) years old
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Writing |
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Runme Shaw as Producer. He was 75 (84) years old when He died
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Production |
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Huang Chieh as Director of Photography. He was 74 (93) years old when He died
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Camera |
