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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yellow_PerilYellow Peril - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · In The World of Suzie Wong (1960), the eponymous antiheroine is a prostitute saved by the love of Robert Lomax (William Holden), an American painter living in Hong Kong.

  2. Jun 26, 2024 · To portray a samsui woman in a Suzie Wong posture with a “come-hither” look is the greatest insult to women who had to toil and sweat through the day like the men and save hard for the family.

  3. 5 days ago · Filmed in 1960 and starring William Holden (as Robert Lomax) and Nancy Kwan (as Suzie Wong), the story (based on the 1957 novel by Richard Mason) is about Robert Lomax, an American architect, who has thrown it all in and moved to Hong Kong to pursue a living as a painter.

  4. Jul 8, 2024 · The title of the song, “La Femme Chinoise,” translates to “The Chinese Woman” in English. It was inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s movie, “La Chinoise.” The lyrics, written by Chris Mosdell, draw inspiration from another film, “The World of Suzie Wong.”

    • Brent Gould
    • YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
    • イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ (YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA)
    • 中国女 (LA FEMME CHINOISE)
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    Jul 8, 2024 · Nancy Kwan, a half-Cantonese half-British first-time actress was nominated for her role in The World of Suzy Wong for Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards. The film is in itself a priceless historic record of pre-skyscraper Hong Kong in the 1960s.

  6. Jun 20, 2024 · Ng says films such as Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love (2000) and Richard Quine’s The World of Suzie Wong (1960) — in which the female leads flaunt their elaborate qipao-based wardrobes — help showcase the elegance of the dress style to an international audience.

  7. Jun 18, 2024 · Holden -- now 42, claiming in character to be "pushing 40" but looking like he's 50 if he's a day -- travels a similar arc as Bob Lomax, an American on sabatical in 1950s Hong Kong, in The World of Suzie Wong.