Lady From Chunking

Lady From Chunking


Starring:Wong, Clarke
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD
Lady From Chunking
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Propaganda Flick Features Wong's Talent
 Lady From Chunking
Starring: Paul Bryar , Mae Clarke , Ludwig Donath , Ted Hecht , and Harold Huber
Director: William Nigh
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00082ZR8K
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Propaganda Flick Features Wong's Talent.......2006-06-13

Lady from Chungking and Bombs over Burma both starred Anna May Wong; predictably both were made by the same production company at about the same point in the war. Both came at a time when the Japanese (guilty by association - the Japanese Americans) became the enemy (the "Other") and with equal vigor all the rest of the Asians - particularly the Chinese Americans saw a change of heart - we are now all allies. This adds credence to the old adage that "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." This is an effective and low budget wartime drama. Anna May Wong's has that special something that adds a bit of magic. The story has Wong as the leader of a resistance group (but this time in the fields (undercover since she is THE Lady from Chungking) to the Japanese invaders in China. Anna May Wong is once again nothing short of stellar. She does however get lots of assistance from her supporting crew. Mae Clarke is hot as "Times Square." The core of Orientalism is seen in the Japanese general with whom Wong's character must outsmart. Harold Huber is miscast for the role. However, for the purposes of the movie he is perfect as the greedy yet short-sighted, egotistical but foolish Japanese general we have been racialized to believe. In this movie, unlike Bombs over Burma, Wong gets to explore her range. At certain times in the movie she is this meek subject of the occupiers, at other instances she is this tough as nails leader of the underground ready to sacrifice everything... and I mean "everything." Despite taking the risk of falling prey to this form of Orientalism may is decked out and looks hot and elegant as the Lady from Chungking - I would fall for her. General Kaimura did not stand a chance. Anna May Wong might be better remembered for high budget productions like The Thief of Bagdad but it is great to see her in this propaganda flick that make available examples of her wide range of talents.

Miguel Llora

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