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Lady General Hua Mu-Lan
Synopsis
Many screen adaptations have been made about Hua Mu-lan, the brave woman who disguised herself as a man to take her aged father's place in the army and rose to become a great general. Few versions, however, can boast to have as stellar a cast and performance as this version by veteran director Yueh Feng. Music, drama and action all roll into one to make this movie a timeless favorite.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English |
Mandarin |
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The Dream Of The Red Chamber
Synopsis
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream Of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English, Malay |
Mandarin |
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One Armed Swordsman
Synopsis
Star Jimmy Wang Yu and director Chang Cheh revolutionized Hong Kong kung-fu cinema and broke box office records across Asia with this brilliant action epic where the loss of an arm not only created suspense but symbolized teenage alienation. Universally acknowledged as the start of a new era in authentic and exciting Hong Kong filmmaking, this first great yanggang (macho) film even prepared audiences for the power of Bruce Lee.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English |
Mandarin |
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The Love Eterne
Synopsis
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Actress and special awards for outstanding performance, this sumptuous adaptation of a Chinese folk tale won them all. Glorious Betty Loh Ti stars as a beauty that disguises herself as a boy to get an otherwise forbidden education. This sort of pre-Yentl gender-bender role-playing is traditional when it comes to Chinese opera, yet there's nothing old fashioned about the superlative treatment given this all-time classic.
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Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English, Malay, Indo |
Mandarin |
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Songfest
Synopsis
As tuneful as its name implies, Songfest is an Eastmancolor-Shawscope costume musical, traditionally Chinese in content but possessing a timeless spirit and modern technique. Shot on location at Taiwan's beautiful Sun-Moon Lake, it's the turbulent romance of a passionate tea picker (the fiery Margaret Tu Chuan, in one of her most famous roles) and a debonair fisherman (Chiao Chuang). Watch for future Shaw Brothers superstar Lily Ho, then 16-years-old, in her debut as Margaret Tu Chuan's vivacious tea picking friend.
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| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese / English |
Mandarin |
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THE THREE SMILES
Synopsis
Huangmei Opera once constituted the most popular trend in Mandarin musicals, and this is not only the last great one, but perhaps the most memorable retelling of one of China's most popular romances. In a gender-bendering turn, Shaw Brothers' supreme star, Ivy Ling Po, plays the scholar who tries to seduce the sprite-like servant, played by "Baby Queen" Li Ching, the youngest star to ever be named Best Actress. The result was number four hit of 1969.
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Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English, Malay, Indo |
Mandarin |
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A Maid From Heaven
Synopsis
It took two directors, three assistant directors, and four cinematographers to capture this remarkable epic about life in the Heavenly Palace. Fang Ying began her career as the title character, who decides that life on Earth would be more rewarding. And given that this was years before Chang Cheh would introduce "yanggang (macho)" cinema to Hong Kong, the man she falls in love with is played by a woman: Ivy Ling Po -- then also a newcomer.
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Dialogue |
| 15 Sep 2009 |
PG |
Chinese, English, Malay |
Mandarin |
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Flower In The Rain
Synopsis
Young love is never easy, but for the compassionate and beautiful daughter of a rich man and a young, penniless musician Yuan Ping, it's seemingly impossible. Noted actor Nan Kung-hsun (King Boxer, Deadly Angels) co-wrote this three-hanky romantic tragedy, which had audiences leaving the theaters in tears. Lily Ho (Princess Iron Fan) and Ling Yun (Pink Tears) are the star-crossed lovers, who suffer untold agonies before finally being united forever.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 4 Sep 2009 |
NC16, Some Nudity |
Chinese / English |
Mandarin |
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Pale Passion
Synopsis
In Pale Passion, Chin Ping-hsing's only directed film, he introduces the gorgeous Chiang Li-ping as a scorned wife in an unsettling story about adultery, cheating and spousal abuse which develops into a deadly love triangle. The vivacious and wild-eyed Elaine Chin Yen-ling, who starred in Jackie Chan's Gorgeous, plays the other woman, and teaches the hypocritical husband that what goes around, comes around, except when it returns, it can be much more damaging.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 4 Sep 2009 |
M18, Sexual Scenes |
Chinese / English |
Cantonese |
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Big Times For The Crazy Bumpkins
Synopsis
In 1974, John Lo Mar co-directed The Crazy Bumpkins, a new variation on the time-tested, beloved Cantonese comedy "Country Bumpkin" tradition. That proved such a success that a sequel, Return Of The Crazy Bumpkins, soon appeared. Now, the third time's the charm, as John Lo Mar gets to both write and direct the third slapstick-filled installment, once again starring Yeh Feng and Wang Sha as the hapless and hilarious yokel Ah Niu and his crafty city-slicker Uncle Chou.
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Subtitles |
Dialogue |
| 4 Sep 2009 |
M18, Some Nudity |
Chinese / English |
Cantonese |
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