Patrick Lung
{{Short description|Hong Kong film director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Lung|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Patrick Lung
|native_name = {{zh|t=龍剛}}
|birth_name = {{zh|t=龍乾耀}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|02|08}}
|birth_place = British Hong Kong
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|09|02|1934|02|08}}
| death_place = Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
| education = New York University
|occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 龍剛
| s = 龙刚
| p = Lóng Gāng
}}
}}
Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014),{{Cite news |date=2014-09-02 |title=【短片】本土電影先驅龍剛今晨病逝 |language=zh-Hant-hk |trans-title=[Video] Local film pioneer Patrick Lung died this morning |work=Apple Daily |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20140902/47J5ELW3SLPFDRB3AIA7RSNRR4/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072129/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20140902/47J5ELW3SLPFDRB3AIA7RSNRR4/ |archive-date=10 February 2021}} also known as Lung Kong, Patrick Lung Kong, was a film director from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the stock market. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join Shaw Brothers Studio to learn filmmaking and become a film director. In 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for directing The Call Girls.{{Cite news |last=余 |first=瑋 |date=2014-01-11 |title=名導龍剛：邵是香港電影之父 |language=zh-Hant-hk |trans-title=Famous Director Patrick Lung: Shaw is the Father of Hong Kong Film Industry |work=Ming Pao OL Web |url=http://www.ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20140111/saa01/maa4_gca2.txt |url-status=dead |access-date=2015-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524044619/http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20140111%2Fsaa01%2Fmaa4_gca2.txt |archive-date=24 May 2015}}
Filmography
= Films =
This is a partial list of films.
- 1959 Young Rock – Au Kim Wah
- 1966 Prince of Broadcasters – Writer, director
- 1967 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner – Inspector Lui. Also as writer, director. {{cite web |url=http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2014/08/15/detail/the-story-of-a-discharged-prisoner |title=SCREENING & LIVE EVENT: The Story of a Discharged Prisoner |website=movingimage.us |date=August 15, 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}
- 1967 Man from Interpol {{cite web |url=https://www.senscritique.com/film/Man_from_Interpol/17138868 |title=Man from Interpol |website=senscritique.com |date=1967 |accessdate=June 5, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4681&display_set=eng |title=Man from Interpol |website=hkmdb.com |date=May 19, 1967 |accessdate=June 5, 2021}}
- 1968 The Window – Director.
- 1969 Teddy Girls – Lai Shing. Director, screenwriter. {{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2010/teddy-girls/?IDLYT=15535 |title=Teddy Girls |website=fareastfilm.com |date=June 2021 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4974&display_set=eng |title=Teddy Girls |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 3, 1969 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}}
- 1970 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Director, screenwriter, actor. {{cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5188&display_set=eng |title=Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 10, 1970 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2010/yesterday-today-tomorrow/?IDLYT=15535 |title=YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW |website=fareastfilm.com |date=June 2021 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/yesterday-today-tomorrow-1970-1/ |title=SCREENING - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天今天明天) (1970) |website=asianfilmarchive.org |date=November 2020 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}
- 1971 My Beloved – Director.
- 1972 Pei Shih – Director.
- 1973 The Call Girls – Director.
- 1974 Hiroshima 28 – Lee Ko-Chiang. Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b726c0b7a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423165526/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b726c0b7a |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2021 |title=HIROSHIMA 28 (1974) |website=bfi.org.uk |date=1974 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5495&display_set=eng |title=Hiroshima 28 |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 11, 1974 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}}(in Mandarin)
- 1976 Laugh In – Director.
- 1976 Nina – Director.
- 1977 Mitra – Director.
- 1979 The Fairy, the Ghost and Ah Chung – Director.
Awards
- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at New York Asian Film Festival. August 15, 2014. {{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hong-Kong-Director-Patrick-Lung-Kong-Celebrated-by-Museum-of-the-Moving-Image-in-Film-Series-715-24-20140711 |title=Hong Kong Director Patrick Lung Kong Celebrated by Museum of the Moving Image in Film Series, 7/15-24 |website=broadwayworld.com |date=July 11, 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201408/16/P201408161027.htm |title=Press Release: Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos) |website=info.gov.hk |date=August 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0465045|Kong Lung}}
- {{HKMDB name|2635|Patrick Lung}}
- [https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=director&sn&stext=Patrick%20Lung Patrick Lung at filmaffinity.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210423033657/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53b4957d79ee7 Lung Kong at bfi.org.uk]
- [https://www.artforum.com/film/nick-pinkerton-on-yesterday-today-tomorrow-the-cinema-of-patrick-lung-kong-47802 Nick Pinkerton on “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong” (August 12, 2014)]
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