My Name is Fame
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| My Name is Fame | |
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| Directed by | Lawrence Lau Kwok-Cheung |
| Produced by | Henry Fong Shan Dong-Bing |
| Written by | James Yuen Jessica Fong Law Yiu-Fai |
| Starring | Lau Ching-Wan Huo Siyan |
| Music by | Henry Lai |
| Cinematography | Choi Shung-Fai Tam Chi-Wai Ng Man-Ching |
| Release date(s) | September 1, 2006 (Hong Kong) |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Language | Cantonese |
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My Name is Fame (traditional Chinese: 我要成名; Cantonese Yale: Ngor yiu sing ming) is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-Wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice.
The movie is also a humorous reflection of Lau's actual career, which is highly-regarded but almost unrewarded (Lau has never won a Hong Kong Film Award before until this film which won him the Best Actor award).
While it is often compared to the three A Star is Born films, My Name is Fame departs from many of Star's clichés, notably dispensing with the romance of the old man-young girl relationship and the destructive spiral of the old man's career.
Many famous and filmmakers make cameo appearances, notably Tony Leung Ka-Fai who plays himself and tells Lau's character to return to acting, saying that while good roles are difficult to find, perseverance will be rewarded.
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