To celebrate the solstice, here is a charming pinup of Linda Lin Dai from Southern Screen No. 7 (June 1958). For Lin Dai fans, it will be like Christmas this coming August when the Hong Kong Film Archive launches an exhibition and retrospective devoted to the beloved movie queen. The exhibit will feature a recreation of Linda's bedroom and include some of her belongings which were left undisturbed after her death for 43 years as a memorial by her grieving husband. Her son has loaned these artifacts to the Archive especially for the exhibition.
It just so happens that I will be visiting Hong Kong at the end of August, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing the exhibit, as well as some of her rare early films.
Further Reading
- "Where an Endless Love Reigns: Visiting Lin Dai's Home", HKFA Newsletter No. 48 (May 2009)
- "Lin Dai's Life Without End", The Star Online, April 20, 2008
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