Filming for new film about bruce lees youth kicks off by ap archive. Brandon lee was born in oakland, california on february 1, 1965 at the tail end of the year of the dragon. Robert lee junfai born 16 december 1948 is a hong kong musician. Bruce lee my brother official movie trailer youtube. Bruce lee, naissance dune legende film 2010 allocine.
Bruce lee, my brother pieces together the superstars childhood and young adulthood from his surviving siblings memories. Born in hong kong on 23 october 1939 as the eldest son of lee hoichuen and grace ho. Bruce lees younger brother recounts his famous siblings rebellious early years, as well as his initial rise to fame after traveling to the u. He is the younger brother of martial artist bruce lee, the brotherinlaw of linda lee caldwell, and the paternal uncle of brandon lee and shannon lee. Bruce lees daughter on resurrecting his lost tv epic. First in a threepart biopic about martial arts king bruce lee. Bruce lee my brother was an excellent history of young bruce before he came to the united states and it would be great if there was a sequel. Opening this week in asia is bruce lee, my brother, a film about his hong kong. The story told, is based off the book memories of lee siu loong written by bruce s siblings, and is done so quite well. The definitive bruce lee movie list top must see films. T he legend that shannon lee grew up with goes like this. The film begins with bruce lees experiences as a teenager, picking fights and hanging out with his friends unicorn and kong.
Bruce lee, my brother is a powerful new biopic of the martial arts legend starring tony leung ka fai and exciting newcomer aarif rahman as bruce lee. Three of lees films enter the dragon, circle of iron and game of death premiered after his death. Bruce lee vs charlie owen bruce lee my brother 2010. Most prominently, bruce is given a pure, unrequited love in the form of pearl jennifer sister of nic tse, whose appearances are accompanied by michael. Popular videos bruce lee, my brother bruce lee, my brother topic. Lees elder sisters phoebe and agnes, along with eldest. With bruce lee, james tien, yuan chieh, dan inosanto. Bruce lee, my brother is a 2010 hong kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by raymond yip, and also.
He was the father of bruce lee, the fatherinlaw of linda lee cadwell, and also the paternal grandfather of brandon lee and shannon lee. The story told, is based off the book memories of lee siu loong written by bruces siblings, and is done so quite well. Bruce lee, my brother is a 2010 hong kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by raymond yip, and also written, produced and directed by manfred. This film is the work of bruce lees younger brother robert lee, who wanted to produce a film telling the story of bruces teenage years, the things he did back then like winning the cha cha championship, boxing tournament and starting wing chun. Bruce lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Bruce lee, my brother 2010 manfred wong, wai man yip. This article details the filmography of actor bruce lee. Bruces father, lee hoichuen, was han chinese, and his mother, grace.
Bruce lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form, and this documentary will reveal why bruce lees flame burns brighter now than the day he died over three decades ago. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, in the chinese hospital in chinatown, san francisco. The dvd is high quality and regionfree so should play on all players just make sure you check the sellers comments. This was a good story of the lee family and bruces exposure to theater and film prior to the bruce that we all came to love. Based on the memoir written by lees younger brother, robert, the film begins with bruces birth in san francisco, while his father, lee hoi cheun played by tony leung ka fai, was touring the. The movie starts before the arrival of the little dragon. In 1971, when her father bruce lee was at the height of his hollywood kung fu fame, he. After his brothers death, robert vowed to become a more wellrounded martial artist, and began training intensively. According to the chinese zodiac, lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen.
If you wanna watch the full movie, im sorry its not here. The film is told from the point of view of bruces younger brother, robert. Bruces young brother robert lee remembers and tells us all about those days in great detail. Lee moonshuen 4 february 1901 7 february 1965 known professionally as lee hoichuen, was a cantonese opera singer and film actor in hong kong.
Here, we get the insiders look, since the dvd has intercuts interviews with lees sister and brother adding the sense of history to the film. Authenticity is the heart and soul of the new biopic bruce lee, my brother, the early life story of the man who put hong kong action films on the map, director raymond yip told the hollywood reporter. Bruce s young brother robert lee remembers and tells us all about those days in great detail. Bruce lee was the most influential martial artist of the 20th century. Drama film geregisseerd door manfred wong en wai man yip. The great martial arts star gets upstaged by studio sets in bruce lee, my brother, a biopic on lees life until the age of 18 codirected by. Bruce lee, my brother is a somewhatdramatized biographical movie about the early life of bruce lee, up to the point when he left hong kong for the united states. Presumably, much of his later life was devoted to managing lees legacy, unveiling the famous bruce lee statue in 2005, and producing and narrating dramatized biographical film titled bruce lee, my brother in 2010. The great martial arts star gets upstaged by studio sets in bruce lee, my brother, a biopic on lees life until the age of 18 codirected by manfred wong and raymond yip.
Unduh film bruce lee, my brother 2010 bruce lee, my brother is an actiondramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, robert lee. Bruce lee is introduced to films from a young age and nicknamed. Bruce lee, my brother is a powerful new biopic of the martial arts legend. Bruce lee, my brother is a hong kong biopic from the year of 2010. The fight is an homage to the iconic fight between the actual bruce lee and chuck norris in the film the way of the dragon 1972, complete with a cat sitting and watching nearby. Peter lee jungsum 23 october 1939 3 september 2008, was a former assistant director of hong kong observatory. Bruce lee, my brother is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, robert lee. Bruce lee, my brother is a 2010 hong kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by raymond yip, and also written, produced and. Bruce lee, my brother arrive en novembre au cinema cineasie. The life story of martial arts icon and actor bruce lee. In the film, bruce lee, played by aarif rahman, and charlie owen, played by alex yen.
Lee and his parents returned to hong kong when he was three months old. With bruce lee, paul bowman, daniele bolelli, richard bustillo. His younger brothers are martial artist and actor bruce lee and musician robert lee. Based directly from the book memories of lee siu loong, which is authored by lees siblings phoebe lee,robert lee,agnes lee,peter lee 3 4, it revolves around bruce lees life as a rebellious adolescent in hong kong before he sets off for the usa and conquers the. The films are being made in cooperation with the family of hong kongs most famous native son, who died 37 years ago. Had it not been for bruce lee and his movies in the early 1970s, its arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream north american and european cinema and audiences the way it has over the. Ever wondered what bruces life was like back in the early hong kong days. Aarif rahman aka lee chi ting as bruce lee tony leung karfai as lee hoichuen bruces father.
In the film, bruce lee, played by aarif rahman, and charlie owen, played by alex yen, fight in an abandoned barn. Bruce lee, my brother chronicles the first 19 years of martial arts star bruce lee, prior to his departure for the united states. Official trailer of bruce lee my brother coming soon november 2010. Actor reassures fans at kung fu film festival in foshan, china, hell still be making films, as coproducer of ip man 4, yens kung fu movie swansong, says series will pivot to life of ips. Filming for new film about bruce lee s youth kicks off by ap archive. We both enjoyed watching bruce lee, as well as his son brandon. Bruce lee, my brother is a 2010 hong kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by raymond yip, and also written, produced and directed by manfred wong, and also storied, produced and narrated by bruce lees real life younger brother robert lee. Bruce lee, my brother references actual events in bruces life, while also taking care to romanticize things. He was best known as the elder brother of bruce lee background. Theres been dozens of films about bruce lee in the last couple decades. It uses archive footage from the original film and recreated scenes with standins and the plotline of bruces screen notes to bring us what some would call a more complete version of lees game of death. Lee was born on 16 december 1948 in hong kong as the youngest son of lee hoichuen, a leading. The film covers various events in the life of bruce lee from the perspective of his brother, robert.
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