House of Harmony
House of Harmony is a 2005 S$7 million German-Singaporean telemovie. Jointly produced by 4 parties - Germany's FFP Media and ZDF Pictures, together with Singapore's Oak 3 Films and Media Development Authority, the telemovie was shot in four languages - Spanish, English, German, and Mandarin.
It is based on the 1998 novel Perfect Harmony by Barbara Wood.
Plot summary
Singapore in the 1920s sets the stage for the dramatic romance between a young Asian woman and a married American industrialist. It is a love doomed by laws and tradition, but which yields a child, Harmony.After finishing her studies, she goes to America and becomes a successful maker and distributor of herbal medicines. She also falls in love with her father's adopted son, but is reviled by the young man's racially and socially bigoted mother. The story revolves around whether the two lovers could overcome all barriers and be together.
Cast
- Fann Wong - Mei Ling
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer - Richard Barclay
- Maggie Q - Harmony
- - Gideon Barclay
- - Fiona Barclay
- Zhu Houren - Chang Suyin
- Cheng Pei-pei - Amah
- Claudine Wilde - Olivia Wilson
- - Marie Larousse
- Jason Chan - Michael Lee
- Amy Cheng - Mrs. Wah