冬戀 (1968)

Hong Kong / 03 dic 1968 / ilm criticism: In my opinion, Chor Yuen is better at evoking feelings than expounding on thoughts or issues, and more competent at handling simple small subjects than complex large themes. Take 'Winter Love' as an example. Although it is just a light romantic interlude, Chor Yuen makes an unconventional variation on a popular, melodramatic theme through clean-cut scene breaks and sophisticated treatment, creating a certain unique flavour that is light years away from the straightforward narrative of his socio-familial melodramatic tragedies. Perhaps the film appears refreshing because both the scriptwriting (including the use of flashback, frequent give-and-take among characters, a preference for stillness over movement) and cinematography (black and white, location shooting) are quite extraordinary by current Chinese film standards. (Law Kar: 'Spring Comes to Chor Yuen', 'Chinese Student Weekly', Vol 867, 28 February 1969)