Guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University, will give a brief talk about the history of the Sing Lee Theatre before the screening. Q&A with Louie, Head of Collection Services Staci Hogsett and Circulation Coordinator Diana Cardenas.
Sunday, February 1, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Rear Entrance
後門
Year: 1960
Country: Hong Kong
Language: in Mandarin with English subtitles
Runtime: 99 min.
35mm B&W
This rare print preserves audio that has been lost in modern editions of the film. Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, Rear Entrance tells the moving story of a childless woman (played by the extraordinary silent-to-sound era actress Butterfly Woo) who adopts a neglected young girl (the future teen idol of the girl group Four Golden Flowers) in their back-alley neighborhood. Upon its release, the film received critical acclaim, winning Best Film at the 7th Asian Film Festival (1960).
Director: Li Han-hsiang. Screenwriter: Wang Yueh-ting. With: Butterfly Woo, Li Hsiang-chun, Chao Ming, Chin Miao.
Ticket Info:
Free admission
No advance reservations
Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office
Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis
The box office opens one hour before the event
This event is part of the series "Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A."
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies, Film and Television Archive