Esther Eng

女人世界

Si Lo, Esther Eng

Tsi Lo-Lan, Tai Hau-Ho

The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.

十萬情人

Esther Eng

Ng Cho-Fan, Kim-Fong Wai

A rural employee leaves his wife and mother to seek work in the city.

一夜夫妻

Woo Peng, Esther Eng

Ng Cho-Fan, Pak Yin

Two people have a one-night stand.

Golden Gate Girls

S. Louisa Wei

Stephanie Han, Esther Eng

The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.

Golden Gate Girl

Kwan Man Ching, Esther Eng

Liu Nom, Moon Quan

The story follows a Chinese-American girl who falls for a Cantonese opera star against her father's wishes and becomes pregnant.

妒花風雨

Esther Eng

Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.

藍湖碧玉

Esther Eng

Siu Fei-Fei, Liu Kei-wai

This love story spans more than a decade in the lives of an émigré engineer and a widowed primary-school teacher, a tragedy set in a small town by a lake, filmed in beautiful California locations.

民族女英雄

Esther Eng

Kim-Fong Wai, Kwong Shan-Siu

Wai Kim-Fong stars in this ode to Chinese womanhood as a woman whose bravery and patriotism are equal to those of her male comrades.

怒火情焰

Esther Eng

Siu Fei-Fei

A restless Chinese sea captain makes a stopover in Hawaii. While ashore, the captain befriends a Hawaiian-Chinese family and, at the mother's request, teaches Chinese to her children. He falls in love with the daughter (Siu Fei Fei) although he must soon depart with his ship. Eventually he returns, "rescuing her from the natives," and takes her back to China.