Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Doctor and the Prima Donna
The Doctor and the Prima Donna

The Doctor and the Prima Donna

Genres

Music

OverView

Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 November 1960

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Christine Mao Mei

Christine Mao Mei

Fang Lan

Guan Shan

Guan Shan

Doctor Zhang Zhongxian

Fung Lam

Fung Lam

Dance Teacher Ye Ailian

Li Tse-Yu

Li Tse-Yu

Fung Keung

Fung Keung

Wen Yi-Min

Wen Yi-Min

Pai Ti

Pai Ti

Weng Wu

Weng Wu

Tang Long

Tang Long

Huang Fang

Huang Fang

Leung Hung

Leung Hung

Lan Qing

Lan Qing

Yue Lun

Yue Lun

Chiu Shung

Chiu Shung

Li Shu-Tang

Li Shu-Tang

Similar Movies

0.0

VERSUS - DIVA!

September 2022 •English

DIVA! is the voice of the unrestrained feminine. Our love letter to self-expression and autonomy.

0.0

Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podium

March 2017 •German

When a woman steps onto the conductor's podium, she is always one of the first: the first to lead a world-class orchestra, the first to conduct the closing night of London's Proms, the first to win the German Conductor Prize. It seems as though the world of orchestral conducting might finally be ready to change its attitudes toward female conductors.

10.0

Nos Voix Pour Toutes

November 2024 •French

A charity event with renowned french artists brought together for the first time to offer the public new interpretations of the most emblematic titles linked to women's rights.

6.6

Working Girl

December 1988 •English

Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.

6.9

Salt of the Earth

March 1954 •English

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

6.8

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

September 2008 •English

Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.

9.2

The Other Side of the Ring

May 2021 •English

4 amazing women take us behind the scenes of the mostly male dominated world of professional wrestling.

7.5

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

November 2009 •Chinese

When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

8.1

There's Still Tomorrow

October 2023 •Italian

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

5.7

Megalomaniac

September 2023 •French

Felix and Martha, the two offspring of legendary serial murderer The Skinner of Mons, grapple with the grotesque legacy bequeathed to them. While Martha works a menial janitorial job, Felix continues his father's reign of terror. But following a brutal attack at work, Martha quickly descends into madness, finding she must come to terms with the infamous blood that flows through her veins.

6.8

Panga

January 2020 •Hindi

'Panga' follows the triumphs and struggle of a national level Kabbadi player from India who receives the love and support from her family to help achieve her dream.

5.9

The Client List

July 2010 •English

After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.

6.3

Working Girls

June 1984 •Tagalog

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

8.5

Les scandaleuses

December 2024 •French

Béatrice Dalle, Lio, Brigitte Fontaine, Corinne Masiero, Aïssa Maïga, Virginie Despentes, Maria Schneider, Gisèle Halimi, Juliette Gréco, and Adèle Haenel—these women lived on their own terms, defying conventions and embracing lives often deemed "scandalous." Labeled frivolous, hysterical, or simply too free and too loud, they faced criticism yet used controversy as a force for change, challenging norms and advancing women's rights. This documentary retraces seventy years of their bold and unconventional journeys, telling the story of the fearless women who shaped history and fought for a more equal world.

7.8

The Big City

September 1963 •Bengali

After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

5.1

Mélancolie ouvrière

February 2018 •French

Long live the strike! Lucie Baud, one of the pioneers of the women's movement, went with creativity, fighting spirit and the power of singing against the weapons of male-dominated capitalist society in nineteenth-century France. The film, based on true events, describes the ambitious fight of a silk moth. She stood up for the rights of the female working class to end maltreatment and oppression once and for all. For the revolution in women's rights, she even put her family back and fought to the end for their beliefs.

6.3

Ex-Lady

May 1933 •English

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

10.0

To the New Girl

May 2020 •English

A bold anthology feature film made by an all-female creative team and cast. Based on the popular play of the same name the 80-minute movie follows 10 women scorned as they directly address their exes' new wives and lovers at an open mic night in Los Angeles. Created by a dynamic group of emerging filmmakers at a time when audiences are demanding films made both by and for women, the project taps into a social and political climate that's left women poised to take back their voices and be heard.

6.2

Ask Any Girl

August 1959 •English

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn Station, being kicked out by her roommate, and changing bosses because her boss made a pass at her, she finds herself looking for work at a Manhattan motivational research agency run by punctilious Miles Doughton and his playboy brother, Evan.

5.0

Working Girls

April 2010 •Tagalog

Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 years, Working Girls of 2010 depicts the role of women in the new millennium. Seven women of different backgrounds, stories and personalities entwined in a colorful story of family, love and life.