In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas.
Released: Dec 16, 1976
Runtime: 81 minutes
Stars: Ching Li, Ling Yun, Chang Tzu-le, Tsung Hua, Si Wai, Lau Wai-Ling
Crew: Chor Yuen (Director), Chiang Hsing-Lung (Editor), Chen Lieh (Executive Producer), Chor Yuen (Screenplay), Huang Chieh (Director of Photography), John Yip (Original Story)