The first time i read the world of suzie wong telephones all had rotary dials and stayed mostly in one place, car windows had handles with knobs to roll them up and down, the latest electronic marvel was the transistor radio, and hong kong still had almost forty years remaining as a dirty, though romantic, british crown colony. In the former, many witnessed for the first time a city of sampans, junks and art decoesque tong lau perched elegantly on columns, where peoples. The ultrapicturesque environment of teeming hong kong brings a. View all restaurants near suzie wong on tripadvisor. Wan chai remains the home of hong kongs red light district, with bars and night clubs concentrated around lockhart road. With william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, michael wilding. The world of suzie wong, a 1960 american movie starring william holden and nancy kwan, takes us through late 1950s hong kong. Thank you and phil for the additional interesting information about the early filming of the world of suzie wong. The world of suzie wong 1960 directed by richard quine. Suzie wong s reputation as being the place to be surely isnt unfounded. Circle of hong kong merchants, restaurants and bars that cater to american sailors are being hurt by chinas ban on visits by united states navy.
Suzie wong kuala lumpur 2020 all you need to know before. Suzie wong is a hong kong based fictional work, heroing a working mum who doubles as a highend prostitute. On the star ferry en route to hong kong island, he meets mee ling, a seemingly proper young woman. Nov 30, 2015 hong kong in 1960 the world of suzie wong duration. On the star ferry en route to hong kong island, he meets mee ling, a seemingly proper young woman of lofty social status. Coincidentally, she starred opposite orson welles in the movie ferry to hong kong, shot on location, the year before the world of suzie wongwas released.
The first icons of hong kong were suzie wong and bruce lee, chow says, explaining that without such associations the city might not be considered such an exotic or actionpacked location. Wanchai district in hong kong, the setting for the iconic 1960 film the world of suzie wong, became the center of saturday nights. In suzie wong she plays kay oneil, the upper class bankers daughter who leads the rather aimless life of a british expat on the peak in hong kong. Watch the world of suzie wong full movie in hd visit a hong kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artis. When hong kong sacred spaces went on its chasing the ghost of suzie wong tour several weeks back there was a strong interest in watching some of the movies that make the world of. During the course of her work, she fell in love with a client by the name of robert lomax, a brit after whom the robert lounge is named. Suzie wong kl, hidden bar, new cocktail menu the yum list. Filmed in 1960 and starring william holden and nancy kwan, the story based on the 1957 book by richard mason tells us about robert. Set in the mid1950s, the world of suzie wong is a beautifully written time capsule of a novel. Aug 26, 1999 circle of hong kong merchants, restaurants and bars that cater to american sailors are being hurt by chinas ban on visits by united states navy ships to hong kong. Hong kong in 1960 the world of suzie wong duration. The 11 best books set in hong kong because theres no better city to have as a backdrop in a literary tome. Old hong kong the world of suzie wong 1960 17 movie stills, some of them giving a glimpse of real hong kong life in the late 1950s. I hant realised that there was so much publicity about the problems faced in early 1960, or how much interest was shown by many people in hong kong.
Start shopping now and discover thousands of embroidery and embellishment options to make your garments unique. Suzie wong is a hong kongbased fictional work, heroing a working mum who doubles as a highend prostitute. The world of suzie wong is a 1957 novel by british writer richard mason. The first time i read the world of suzie wong telephones all had rotary dials and stayed mostly in one place, car windows had handles with knobs to roll them up and down, the latest electronic marvel was the transistor radio, and hong kong still had almost forty years remaining as. Soaring land prices and commercial developers have transformed hong kongs notorious suzie wong redlight district into a complex of office buildings, international hotels and cultural centers.
The scenery is as spectacular as the colorful and exotic streets of hong kong in this wonderfully warm story about the strength of true love. The main characters are robert lomax, a young british artist living in hong kong, and. American architect robert lomax william holden moves to hong kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter. Perhaps best known to international audiences as the world of suzie wong, wan chai may be a former red light district, but its so much more than that. In the 1950s hong kong s luk kwok hotel inspired the fictional nam kok hotel, where working girl suzie wong plied her skills and dreamed of a better life in the classic novel the world of suzie. In hong kong, the world of suzie wong became a war zone the. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 romantic drama film directed by richard quine, based on the 1957 novel of the same title by richard mason american architect robert lomax william holden is an aspiring artist who relocates to hong kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter.
Forget for a moment she is playing a hong kong prostitute speaking in broken english. Soaring land prices and commercial developers have transformed hong kongs notorious suzie wong redlight district into a complex of office. From the moment he discovered his hotel was virtually a brothel, mason knew he had his book. As kim was my first, i have a strange feeling that suzie wong, her real name she told me is ting mei hua, may be my last. He stayed at the old luk kwok hotel, which was then on gloucester road, between fenwick and luard. Cnn nancy kwan is the actress who immortalized the world of suzie wong in the 1960 film. Wanchai district in hong kong, the setting for the iconic 1960 film the world of suzie wong, became the center of saturday nights protests. During the time he took his children walk through the alley to nathan road from carnarvon road at the houses behind granville road, there is now the one, tst. By chance, he sees a woman whom he had met earlier on the star ferry leaving a rundown hotel. Lomax beabsichtigt, ein jahr in hongkong zu verbringen, um sich selbst zu beweisen, dass er trotz notorischen geldmangels auch als maler etwas tauge. Soaring land prices and commercial developers have transformed hong kong s notorious suzie wong redlight district into a complex of office buildings, international hotels and cultural centers. From a 1957 novel by british writer richard mason, inspired by his own residency within the onceinfamous wan chai district of hong kong.
The scene is a panning shot that starts with leg co and hsbc in the background latter at a very oblique angle though and ends as shown here. She became enthralled with the suzie sue wong dress. Richard mason, the author of that book, spent four months in hong kong in 1956 researching the book, which was published in 1957. But even in hong kong, where many white expatriates have chinese mistresses, their romance could jeopardize the things they each hold dear. Before suzie wong, he starred in love is a manysplendored thing as mark elliot, an american journalist who moves to hong kong in the late 1940s during the chinese civil war. Been sitting on this one for a while so figured i would. In the 1950s, hong kongs luk kwok hotel inspired the fictional nam kok hotel, where working girl suzie wong plied her skills and dreamt of a better life in. An author fred schneiter and his children, on their arrival in hong kong at chinese new year in 1964. I am going back into hell as i think, perhaps ting mei hua, my own little suzie wong is going back into her own hell, a bar in hong kong.
Here is what i consider a rare glimpse at the real world of suzie wong. As a musician my days are free and ive spent years exploring and know the secret places even the locals dont. A businessman moves to hong kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model. The main characters are robert lomax, a young british artist living in hong kong, and suzie wong, the title character, a chinese woman who works as a prostitute. The novel has been adapted into a play, spawned two unofficial sequels, a film and a ballet. In the 1950s hong kongs luk kwok hotel inspired the fictional nam kok hotel, where working girl suzie wong plied her skills and dreamed of a better life in. First published more than fifty years ago, it resonated with readers worldwide, inspiring a film starring. Nancy kwans performance is spunky, dynamic, and full of life. Suzie wongs on madison restaurants, chinese 1544 madison rd. Chasing the ghost of suzie wong a walk through wan chai. For everything about suzie and her world is false, conjured up by richard mason, a british raf intelligence officer turned writer, living in hong kong in the 1950s. Dec 28, 2017 here is what i consider a rare glimpse at the real world of suzie wong. The film introduces us to an american man looking for a hotel room in wan chai.
The raucous, neonlit setting served as a backdrop for richard masons famous novel the world of suzie wong, about an encounter between an american artist and a prostitute. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 britishamerican romantic drama film directed by richard. American architect robert lomax is an aspiring artist who relocates to hong kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter. By chance, he sees a woman whom he had met earlier on the star ferry leaving a. The 11 best books set in hong kong time out hong kong. The image of suzie wong on the star ferry in her long elegant cheongsam is one of the most iconic images of midtwentieth century hong kong. Suzie wong if you look closely you can see the stonework of the hsbc building at far left. The world of suzie wong the advantage of onthespot geography does a great deal for the screen version of the world of suzie wong. Nancy kwan is actually eurasian her father was chinese and her mother was caucasian, and she was born in hong kong, as well as fluent in chinese. In hong kong, the world of suzie wong became a war zone. A businessman moves to hong kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a. Situated on the northwestern tip of hong kong island, wan chai is sprawling and diverse, serving not only as a major commercial area, but also a hub for the arts which is only fitting. Sep 26, 2009 in the 1950s hong kong s luk kwok hotel inspired the fictional nam kok hotel, where working girl suzie wong plied her skills and dreamed of a better life in the classic novel the world of suzie.
Suzie wong is located in the middle of soi cowboy on the right side when entering from asoke road. I will concede that the world of suzie wong is not exactly the most enlightened perspective of asians, but it proved to be an important film for asian actors. The world of suzie wong at allmovie hong kong as cityimaginary in the world of suzie wong, love is a many splendored thing, and chinese box, by thomas y. As it was a weekend and we had to pay a cover charge to enter. The world of suzie wong became a war zone this past weekend. As a result the production team had to return to hk and refilm all the scenes with kwan. American boy marvels at hong kong in 1973 duration. Aug 31, 2009 in the 1950s, hong kong s luk kwok hotel inspired the fictional nam kok hotel, where working girl suzie wong plied her skills and dreamt of a better life in the classic novel, the world of suzie. That fictionalized account of hong kongs redlight district helped create the. The world of suzie wong 1960 dicky cheung hong kong.