A Poet from the Sea

A Poet from the Sea is a 1927 Chinese silent film written and directed by Hou Yao, starring himself as a quixotic poet who tried to escape from the constraints of modernity. Filmed in Stanley, Hong Kong, it contains one of the earliest footages of Hong Kong.[1] Like most Chinese silent films, it features both Chinese and English intertitles.

A Poet from the Sea
Traditional海角詩人
Simplified海角诗人
MandarinHǎijiǎo Shīrén
CantoneseHoi2-gok3 Si1-jan4
Directed byHou Yao
Produced by
Written byHou Yao
Starring
CinematographyL.K. Liang
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 March 1927 (1927-03-14)
Running time
~20 minutes (incomplete)
CountryRepublic of China
LanguageSilent film, with Chinese and English intertitles

A fragment of the film was recovered in Europe and is currently stored in Italy's Cineteca di Bologna.[2]

Cast
  • Hou Yao as Meng Ih Bing, a poet
  • Lee Dan Dan as Liu Tsan Ying, a girl woodcutter
  • S.D. Dju as Liu Yung, Liu Tsan Ying's younger brother
  • Xing Banmei as Ms. Yang, Liu Tsan Ying's mother
  • Lim Cho Cho as Yin Meizhen, Meng Ih Bing's cousin
  • Mi Tsong as Ting Bung, Meng's neighbor and a farmer
  • Sing Yee as Chang Tien Pao, a local bully
  • S.M. Ying as Tsian Er, Chang Tien Pao's subordinate
  • Huang Guanqun as Yang Yi, fisherman
  • Ge Cihong as Shi Shaoqiu, a general's son
  • Ou Xizhang as Guo Yongnian, a wealthy playboy
  • Zhang Qilong as Wen Yuyuan, a journalist
  • Xin Xin as Jin Dayou, a banker

References
  1. "HK Film Archive's "Transcending Space and Time" to showcase early cinematic experience of HK". Government of Hong Kong. 24 December 2013.
  2. "Film Archive to hold conference on history of early Chinese cinema". Government of Hong Kong. 1 December 2009.


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