![]() ![]() The infectious joy of spending 104 minutes in the world of the film is undeniable. Despite Western audiences’ nearĬomplete lack of knowledge of the intricacies of Chinese Opera. It took a mad genius to mix all these ingredients into one soup and Their right mind would approve this production. Sugar-coated or not, it's a big pill to swallow. Social commentary, all wrapped in colorful dress, bathed it romantic light andįilmed through a soft gauze filter. It’s part political drama with intrigue and deception, partīroad comedy with scenes straight out of a French bedroom farce, part martialĪrts actioner with high-flying gravity-defying acrobatics, and part subtle Hodge podge mix of genres, a period picture set in a time and place not that familiar to Three archetypes whose paths cross and interweave in spectacular fashion. And the gold-digger who's only concerned with herself and seems oblivious to the larger struggles: Sheung Hung performed with doe-eyes by the glamorous Cherie Chung (aka Chung Chor-hung). The theatre owner's daughter who dreams of finally performing onstage for the adoration of the crowds (she must break with custom and disobey her father too): Pat Neil portrayed by the multi-talented Sally Yeh (aka Yip ![]() ![]() The revolutionary disobeying her father and heart-set on political change for the good of country: Tsao Wan played with earnest by Brigitte Lin (aka Lin Ching Hsia). It stars three dynamic, beautiful and accomplished actresses who are totally suited for their roles. It's subtitled, a modern classic and plays out much like a frantic cartoon. Peking Opera Blues fit the bill perfectly. Originally playing in Chinatown cinemas and then later in so-called art-house theaters which mostly showed subtitled films, re-issues of older classics and animation festival collections. ![]() The film took a couple of years to finally reach our Directed and co-produced by Vietnam-born/Texas educated Tsui Hark, the film was originally released in Asian markets in September of 1986 during the height of Hong Kong’s hugely ![]()
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