Singapore Chinese Film Festival to screen Leslie Cheung films on his 15th death anniversary

Films starring the late singer-actor, such as Happy Together, are being shown alongside award-winning works at the Singapore Chinese Film Festival

The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together; The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful; and Plastic China.
The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together (above); The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful; and Plastic China. PHOTOS: 6TH SINGAPORE CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL
The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together; The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful; and Plastic China.
The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together; The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful (above); and Plastic China. PHOTOS: 6TH SINGAPORE CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL
The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together; The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful; and Plastic China.
The festival's line-up of films includes Happy Together; The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful; and Plastic China (above). PHOTOS: 6TH SINGAPORE CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL
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To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Hong Kong singer-actor Leslie Cheung, some of his most famous works will be screened at the upcoming 6th Singapore Chinese Film Festival.

This includes Happy Together (1997), the acclaimed Wong Kar Wai film in which Cheung and fellow Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai played a pair of turbulent lovers.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 10, 2018, with the headline Singapore Chinese Film Festival to screen Leslie Cheung films on his 15th death anniversary. Subscribe