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Farewell (1968-72)
Connie’s frenetic film output of the previous two
years started to slow down a bit. Her contemporary action films had
played themselves out and she settled down onscreen with leading
man Lui Kei, who now became her most frequent costar in a medley of
comedies, musicals, and romances—most of them directed by Wong Yiu
and Chan Wan, who were responsible for the Chi-luen Film Company’s
signature youth musicals. With the help of her mother, Connie founded
her own film company in 1968. Hung Bo’s inaugural feature
Teenage Love (1968) paired her with Lui Kei. Connie’s mother
produced the film and she and Connie’s father had small roles. Love With
a Malaysian Girl (1969) and Her Tender Love
(1969), both written and directed by Lui Kei, were the only other films
produced through Hung Bo. Within a year, Connie stopped making movies altogether and moved to San Francisco to finish her education. When she returned to Hong Kong
in 1972, she made one last film with director Chor Yuen, who had recently
signed on with Shaw Brothers. The Lizard, a Mandarin-language production,
was Connie’s final farewell to the silver screen.
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Connie Chan and Lui Kei were the most beloved
on-screen couple of the late 60s.
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