Shu An's Mother
Los destinos de varios personajes se cruzan fortuitamente: una joven eurasiática que logra huir de una emboscada de la policía; un fotógrafo que capta el momento en el que su pareja es detenida; una escritora que recibe una llamada fortuita en la que una mujer le comunica que espera un hijo de su marido; y éste, que ve como el mundo se le derrumba.
Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
