House of Harmony
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Directed by | Marco Serafini |
Produced by | Lim Suat Yen, Jason Lai |
Written by | Barbara Wood |
Starring | Fann Wong Philippe Brenninkmeyer Maggie Q Daniel Morgenroth Cheng Pei-pei |
Music by | Richard Blackford |
Cinematography | Martinetti Gaetano |
Distributed by | ZDF Films (Germany), Oak 3 Films (Singapore), 艺煌文化 (China) |
Release date(s) | 30 October 2005 (Germany) |
Running time | 90 minutes (2 episodes each) |
Country | Singapore, Germany |
Language | Mandarin, German, English |
Budget | SGD 7 million |
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[edit] Cast
- Fann Wong - Mei Ling
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer - Richard Barclay
- Maggie Q - Harmony
- Daniel Morgenroth - Gideon Barclay
- Monika Peitsch - Fiona Barclay
- Zhu Houren - Chang Suyin
- Cheng Pei-pei - Amah
- Claudine Wilde - Olivia Wilson
- Andrea Jonasson - Marie Larousse
- Jason Chan - Michael Lee
[edit] Story
Singapore in the 1920s sets the stage for the dramatic romance between a young Asian woman (Fann Wong) and a married American industrialist (Philippe Brenninkmeyer). It is a love doomed by laws and tradition, but which yields a child, Harmony (Maggie Q).
After finishing her studies, she goes to America and becomes a successful maker and distributor of herbal medicines. She also falls in love with her father's adopted son (Daniel Morgenroth), but is reviled by the young man's racially and socially bigoted mother. The story revolves around whether the two lovers could overcome all barriers and be together.
[edit] Viewership
House of Harmony has been telecast in Germany, Austria, France and Belgium to a combined prime-time viewership of over 80 million.[1]
[edit] Awards
House of Harmony won a Silver Award in the 2005 Queensland Awards for Cinematography, by the Australian Cinematographers Society.[[1]]
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Films | The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999) · When I Fall in Love... with Both (2000) · Shanghai Knights (2003) · Das Haus Der Harmonie (2005) · Dragon Eye Congee (2005) · Zodiac: The Race Begins (2006) · Just Follow Law (2007) |
Albums | Fanntasy (1996) · I Live Alone (1997) · Shopping (1998) · Missing You (1999) · Moments of Magic (2000) · No Problem (2000) · In Love With You (2005) |
TV (selected) | The Unbroken Cycle (1996) · Return of the Condor Heroes (1998) · Out to Win (1999) · Looking For Stars (2000) · Madam White Snake (2001) · Brotherhood (2002) · Beautiful Illusions (2005) · Women of Times (2006) |