Literary Adaptation Movies
- 1959
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies01959HD
The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio,...
- 1992
Oswaldianas
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Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.
- 2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme5.42015HD
Adapted from the series aired in 2001. Looking for inspiration during the holidays, Nando sees Anita as the ideal character for his novel. She lives...
- 1957
Fires of Envy
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A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural...
- 1938
Sable Cicada
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Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to...
- 1964
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two01964HD
'Ghostly Mother Blue Flower' Chiu Choi-wan has abducted a group of virgin boys and girls for the nourishment of her mind and soul. Alarmed by the...
- 1922
David Copperfield
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After ten happy childhood years, the life of David Copperfield takes an obscure turn. His mother passes away and a cruel stepfather crushes young...
- 1965
The Girl in the Bus
The Girl in the Bus01965HD
Bus Money dons various disguises on public buses to protect the defenceless from the bullies and receives heroic praise. Money meets Tai Ngau, a...
- 2018
The Binocle
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A short film based on the short story "De Binocle" by Dutch writer Louis Couperus. It tells the story of a nervous man who on one evening while going...
- 1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
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Alice returns to Wonderland through the looking glass in this TV musical.
- 1964
The Diary of a Husband
The Diary of a Husband01964HD
The Diary of a Husband serves as an illustration for the arrival of the white-collar economy, in which the extended family is replaced by the smaller...
- 1966
The Secret Agent 303
The Secret Agent 30301966HD
Hong Kong's Ironman stepped up to the plate when Dr. No (1962) took the world by storm in the 1960s. Tso Tat-wah, the quintessential tough guy of...
- 2015
A Mighty Nice Man
A Mighty Nice Man6.82015HD
Patricia Highsmith's haunting story of a day in a young girl's life when a kind stranger comes to town.
- 1953
Family
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"Family" (1953), which launched the Union Film legacy, "Spring" (1953) and "Autumn" (1954) are adaptations of Ba Jin's highly regarded novel "Torrent...
- 1970
The Long Walk
The Long Walk01970HD
In a dystopian near-future, 100 teenage boys must embark on an annual competitive test known as "The Long Walk". The rules are simple: maintain a...
- 1974
Ghost of the Mirror
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Adapted from a Tang Dynasty fantasy tale, Sung Chuen-sau used the story of a scholar meeting a female ghost at night, but emphasised neither the...
- 1964
Spy No. 13
Spy No. 1301964HD
During World War II, spy Wu Lai-sheung is instructed by her superior Fan Yeung-shan to murder spy number 13 Cheung Chi-ping. While Wu establishes a...
- 1969
Spring, Spring
Spring, Spring01969HD
Chun-sam is working as a servant at Bong-pil's home to be his future son in-law. His daughter, Jeom-sun has grown enough to get wed. But her father...
- 2020
Confidences d'une femme mariée
Confidences d'une femme mariée02020HD
After ten years of marriage, a woman decides to tell her husband about her libertine past. A cascade of revelations follows, all as unexpected as...
- 1955
The Inspector General
The Inspector General01955HD
Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General is a satire play well-known around the world. In the period between the end of World War II and the 1960s, the...