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Born in San Francisco, Crystal Kwok studied both in Los Angeles and in Hong Kong. After wining a beauty pageant contest in the former British colony, she quickly got started in cinema. She appeared, for instance, in Police Story 2 and Dragon Forever with Jackie Chan. Kwok had, however, a strong personality and a willpower to succeed, so she couldn't carry on playing dull characters for years like many other actresses. She decided to go back to studies in the USA, where she found a great opportunity to play with Jet Li in a movie directed by Tsui Hark, The Master.
Even if Crystal Kwok made short appearances in films such as Will Of Iron (1991) or Ah Kam (1996), her first interest wasn't the art of acting. She became a radio DJ, then a TV presenter. She hosted a talk show that dealt with taboo subjects, in particular with sex life in HK. In addition to that, she got to learn how to direct features. She became director-assistant on Mary From Beijing in 1992. In 1993, she directed Little One for cable TV, then she made, in 1994, a documentary about Jackie Chan for French TV Channel Canal +.
We would have to wait 1999, however, for the release of her first movie The Mistress. Five years have been necessary to produce this project. The theme of the movie, HK women sexuality, was enough to scared cautious investors. The film provoked a polemic and was rated category 3, a category usually dedicated to sexy or gore movies in HK. In spite of the scandal, the film didn't make much at the box office. The movie was, however, critically acclaimed, and it should help Crystal Kwok to carry on her directorial career.
Hopefully, her next project won't be as controversial as The Mistress. " I hope to tell a simple and interesting story " she explained. Judging from The Mistress qualities, it will be interesting to follow Crystal Kwok career as a unique and original female director from HK.
Written by Laurent Henry, April 2000
Freely translated by Thomas, September 2002.
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