Here are some more photos by Chien Wan-li from Southern Screen No. 36 (February 1961). This time it's an exclusive photo shoot of Margaret Tu Chuan. A complete scan of the original article is available here.
Contrary to the studio copy below, I'm struck not so much by Margaret's "eager freshness" as by her petulant pout, pensive melancholy, and mischievous tongue and wrinkled nose.
Chien Wan-li's photos go deeper than the usual glamorous veneer and capture the complexity of Shaw's "Wild Girl".
Chien Wan-li Shoots Tu Chuan
One of the foremost photographers in the world is Chien Wan-li of Hongkong. His works are chosen for most of the important photographic salons.
In 1958 he was the most awarded photographer in world salons and ranked among the top ten photographers in the world. He is also an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society.
Recently he decided to pick Shaw star Margaret Tu Chuan as a subject. He chose the outdoors as a setting for Tu Chuan.
His rich imagination and expert use of natural light is clearly shown in this series of pictures of Tu Chuan.
He sees in her not just a beautiful girl but also the spirit of youth, in all their eager freshness.
Some of his works are seen on this page. Among them are "Youth", "Silken Tresses", "Fond Memories", "Maid of the Forest" and "Reverie".
