Peggy Su!
| Peggy Su! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frances-Anne Solomon |
| Produced by | Poonam Sharma, Colin Rogers |
| Written by | Kevin Wong |
| Starring |
Jonathan Arun Jacqueline Chan Daphne Cheung Alphonsia Emmanuel Glen Goei Burt Kwouk Pamela Oei |
| Music by | Peter Spence |
| Cinematography | Shelley Hirst |
| Edited by | Greg Miller |
| Distributed by | BBC Worldwide (Foreign TV Distributor) |
Release dates | 1998 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | England, UK |
| Language | English |
Peggy Su! was written by Anglo-Chinese playwright Kevin Wong. His own experience and background being the son of Chinese immigrants working in the laundry business was used.[1] It was directed by Trinidadian Frances-Anne Solomon who had previously worked on What My Mother Told Me in 1994 [2][3] and Bideshi in 1996.[4]
About the film
This romantic comedy set in Liverpool in 1962. It is about the Chinese community there and 19 year old Peggy who lives above a family laundry business with her brother and his wife. it centers on Peggy played by Pamela Oei, her attempts to find a husband and also her coping with the changing times in the early 1960s.[5][6]
Other actors that were in the film include Daphne Cheung, Barbara Yu Ling, Alphonsia Emmanuel and Burt Kwouk.
The film has the distinction of being the first feature film to receive National Lottery funding. It was joint funded with the BBC [7][8] It was distributed by BBC Worldwide.[9]
Film festival and award
Festival
Award
Review
- The Independent Sunday 23 August 1998 [15]
- Positif n° 448, Page 41 & 60, 1998 [16]
Cast and crew
Cast
- Brian ... Jonathan Arun
- Ifec Mah ... Jacqui Chan
- Jackie ... Daphne Cheung
- Miss James ... Alphonsia Emmanuel
- David ... Glen Goei
- Burt Kwouk ... Dad
- Peggy ... Pamela Oei
- David's Father ... Charles T.H. Ong
- Gilbert .. Adrian Pang
- Terry ... Vincenzo Pellegrino
- Vicar ... Stuart Richma
- Rita ... Sukie Smith
- Jack ... Daniel York
- David's Mother ... Barbara Yu Ling
Crew (selective)
- Director ... Frances-Anne Solomon
- Screenplay ... Kevin Wong
- Executive producer ... George Faber
- Associate producer ... Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
- Producer ... Colin Rogers, Poonam Sharma
- Music ... Peter Spencer
- Director of photography ... Shelley Hirst
- Editor ... Greg Miller
- Casting ... Carl Proctor
- Production design ... Choi Ho Man
- Costume design ... Joey Attawia
- Makeup artist ... Natasha Chambers
- Makeup designer ... Sharon Martin
- First assistant director ... Julian Holmes
- Second assistant director ... Pauline Oni
- Third assistant director ... Mzee Coffey, Lab Ky Mo
Company credits
Production
- Production Companies ... Arts Council of England, BBC Films,
- The Mersyside Film Production Fund
Other
- ADR Facility ... Goldcrest Post Production London
- Post production sound services ... The Sound Design Company
References
- ↑ World Film Locations: Liverpool By Jez Conolly, Caroline Whelan Page 86 Peggy Su! (1997) Location > Liverpool Town Hall, High Street, Chamber
- ↑ Frame by Frame Three By Audrey T. McCluskey Page 1005 Index of International (non-US) Black Directors
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Thursday, May 22, 2008 Film Company hosts workshop
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies Freances-Anne Solomon Filmography
- ↑ BFI screenonline Peggy Su! (1998)
- ↑ Caribbean Beat Issue 36 Frances Anne Solomon: Beating the System by Bruce Paddington
- ↑ BFI screenonline Peggy Su! (1998)
- ↑ Caribbean Beat Issue 36 Frances Anne Solomon: Beating the System by Bruce Paddington
- ↑ New York Times Peggy Su! Production Credits
- ↑ Famous March 2001 Volume 2 No 3 Page 10 Get Reel
- ↑ Cineplex http://mediafiles.cineplex.com/FamousMagazineArchive/MAR2001/Mar2001_lo.pdf
- ↑ Bidding for the Mainstream?: Black and Asian British Film Since the 1990s By Barbara Korte, Claudia Sternberg Page 2, Introduction
- ↑ Imdb Peggy Su! (1997) Awards Royal Television Society, UK 1998
- ↑ francesannesolomon.net Press Kit, Page 2, Short synopsis http://francesannesolomon.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PEGGY-SU-PRESS-KIT-2-reduced.pdf
- ↑ The Independent Sunday 23 August 1998 Television drama: In the end, Peggy Su gets married
- ↑ Positif, Issues 447-450 Positif, Issues 447-450