岳楓先生
1909-1999
導演
岳楓原名笪子春，編劇筆名葛瑞芬。1929年，他在上海進入電影界，憑執導《中國海的怒潮》（1933）和《逃亡》（1935），奠定其大導演地位。1949年，岳楓受張善琨之邀來香港，加入長城影業公司，拍攝《蕩婦心》（(949）、《血染海棠紅》（1949），又為新華影業公司拍攝了周璇在香港的最後一部片電影《彩虹曲》（1953）。1953年，他開辦大方影片公司，拍了《小樓春曉》（1954），之後替電懋執導了《金蓮花》（1957 ）、《情場如戰場》（1957）、《雨過天青》（1959）等片。1959年岳楓加盟邵氏公司至1974年退休，憑《畸人艷婦》（1960）與《為誰辛苦為誰忙》（1963）分別獲得亞洲影展最佳編劇獎和金馬獎最佳編劇獎。其後他執導了一系列的黃梅調歌唱片，包括《白蛇傳》（1962）、《花木蘭》（1964）及《三笑》（1969）等。岳楓多產而專業，共導演逾百部影片，他的電影技藝嚴謹，富感染力。1991年，岳楓獲香港電影導演會頒發終身成就獎。
Mr Griffin Yue Feng
1909-1999
Director
Also known as Da Zichun and by his pseudonym Ge Ruifen, Griffin Yue Feng joined Shanghai’s film industry in 1929, whereupon he made a name for himself helming Angry Tides of China’s Seas(1933) and Refugees (1935). Yue settled down in Hong Kong in 1949 and went on to make more than 80 films for various studios. He joined Great Wall studio at Zhang Shankun’s invitation and shot A Forgotten Woman (1949) and Blood Will Tell (1949). He also directed Rainbow as You Wish (1953), the last film in Hong Kong to star legendary singer and actress Zhou Xuan. In 1953, Yue founded Dafang Film Company, which shot A Love Story (1954). For MP & GI, he made classics Golden Lotus (1957), The Battle of Love (1957) and For Better, For Worse (1959). In 1959, Yue joined Shaw Brothers, where he remained until his retirement in 1974. The Deformed (1960) and Bitter Sweet (1963) garnered Best Screenplay at both the Asian Film Festival and the Golden Horse Awards. Yue subsequently shot a series of Huangmeidiao opera films such as Madame White Snake (1962) and Lady General Hua Mulan (1964). Yue directed more than 100 films in his career; his name was closely associated with sophisticated cinematic techniques and engaging romantic drama. He was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild in 1991.
