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Ivy Ho

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Ivy Ho

Born August 15, 1958 in Macau15 films

Ivy Ho Sai-Hong (Chinese: 岸西) is a Hong Kong screenwriter and film director.

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Ho's work has received high critical acclaim in Hong Kong. Perry Lam of Muse magazine wrote, 'As a writer, Ho excels as a miniaturist. Whether they are the mainlanders trying to survive and prosper in Hong Kong in 甜蜜蜜 (Comrades: Almost a Love Story) or the middle-aged school teacher trying to do the right thing in 男人四十 (July Rhapsody), the characters she creates are keenly observed, psychologically acute portraits. Her tone is intimate and confessional. The many piquant details her stories contain give her characters and the movies in which they appear a solid foothold in reality.'

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Comrades, Almost a Love Story posterFirst watchComrades, Almost a Love Story19967.9Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends.View film

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Filmography

15 films
  1. 2010Crossing HennessyWriter
  2. 2008ClaustrophobiaWriter
  3. 2008LingerWriter
  4. 20062 Become 1Story
  5. 2005DivergenceWriter
  6. 2003Goddess of MercyWriter
  7. 2002July RhapsodyWriter
  8. 2001The Accidental SpyScreenplay
  9. 2000And I Hate You SoScreenplay
  10. 1998Anna MagdalenaWriter
  11. 1996Comrades, Almost a Love StoryWriter
  12. 1996The Age of MiraclesWriter
  13. 1986Silent LoveScreenplay
  14. 1983Crossroads-Pocket MoneyWriter
  15. 1976Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-YiWriter