The Wild, Wild Rose


The Wild, Wild Rose is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera Carmen.

Cast and roles

Music

All the lyrics written by, all the songs performed by Grace Chang.
SongAdaptation ofMusic
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"Sebastián Iradier
"La donna è mobile"Giuseppe Verdi
"The Merry Widow"Franz Lehár
Original musicRyōichi Hattori
Original musicRyōichi Hattori
"Madama Butterfly"Giacomo Puccini

Reception

Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition

The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role" and "a marvel, with a voice that’s playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".