Rear Entrance
後門

Year: 1960
Country: Hong Kong
Language: in Mandarin with English subtitles
Runtime: 99 min.

35mm B&W

This rare print preserves audio that has been lost in modern editions of the film. Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, Rear Entrance tells the moving story of a childless woman (played by the extraordinary silent-to-sound era actress Butterfly Woo) who adopts a neglected young girl (the future teen idol of the girl group Four Golden Flowers) in their back-alley neighborhood. Upon its release, the film received critical acclaim, winning Best Film at the 7th Asian Film Festival (1960).

Director: Li Han-hsiang. Screenwriter: Wang Yueh-ting. With: Butterfly Woo, Li Hsiang-chun, Chao Ming, Chin Miao.

Ticket Info:
Free admission
No advance reservations
Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office
Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis
The box office opens one hour before the event

This event is part of the series "Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A."

Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies, Film and Television Archive