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시대가 명확하지 않은 전쟁을 배경으로 한 검객 니에의 개인적 영웅주의를 담고 있다. 니에는 양장군으로부터 적장 한장군을 암살해 달라는 부탁을 받는다. 니에는 밀령을 운명적으로 받아들이고 마지막 장면에서 처절한 결투 끝에 한 장군을 살해한다. 그때 장철 감독은 영화와 연극(북경 오페라)의 전통을 결합하여 쇼킹한 장면을 선보였다. 배경이 어두워지자, 니에는 별안간 뒤돌아서 활복을 하고 스스로 눈알을 뺀다. 이 행위는 자기 파괴가 궁극적으로 자아의 성취라는 순교적인 의미로 보여졌다. 춘추전국시대, 치정이 얽힌 음모 때문에 스승을 잃은 위나라의 섭정은 스승의 원수를 갚은 뒤 제나라로 피신하고, 수년 후 한나라의 엄중자로부터 한의 재상 한괴를 죽이고 나라를 바로 세워달라는 부탁을 받는다. 가족에 대한 애정과 국가에 대한 충성심 사이에서 번민하던 섭정은 결국 하영과 마지막 밤을 보내고 돌아오지 못할 길에 몸을 던진다.
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영펑강의 아버지는 계략에 말려 목숨을 잃을 위기에 처한 제여봉을 구하고 숨을 거둔다. 제여봉은 영펑강을 제자로 받아들이지만, 영펑강이 스승의 신뢰를 받는 것을 질투한 사형들의 괴롭힘을 못 이겨 마침내 아버지의 유품인 부러진 칼을 가지고 떠나려 한다. 그러나 그를 흠모하던 스승의 외동딸은 그를 막으려다 실수로 그의 오른팔을 자르고 만다. 도망치던 영펑강은 어느 여인에 의해 간신히 목숨을 구하고, 그녀와 함께 살게 된다. 그녀는 검객으로서의 미련을 버리지 못하는 그에게 비서를 건네고, 그는 아버지가 남긴 부러진 칼로 무술을 연마한다.
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Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!
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With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of China, while the diabolical Tu wishes to grind the people beneath an iron heel. Tu decides to take out Chiu's family, but one lone infant escapes.
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Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?
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A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years later, just when the widow, now a house maid, is feeling contented by good news of her long gone son and daughter, she accidentally runs into his own son, now a lawyer, and ends up being looked down upon by him. It was a story about how traditional Chinese family and its value was impacted by the change of time. The movie depicted Macau in 1945 to Hong Kong in the mid-60s, moving from poverty after WWII to opulence. The human relationships became complicated and fragile. Many elements uniquely "Hong Kong", such as upper class Chinese, western religions, English speaking and a mixed-culture society are used to contrast the traditional, kind, enduring and forgiving love of a mother.
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Seventh sister of the celestial world goes down to earth to marry Dong Yong, a young man sold to servitude. However the Jade Emperor orders her to go back to the immortal world.
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A Shaw and Sons production
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The Goddess (1934) is remade once again. In this version, Zhu Shilin tackles the anxiety concerning the clash of 20th century Chinese traditions and modern Western culture. Despite her father’s strict discipline, Fun still manages to have a boyfriend secretly and give birth to twins. After leaving her son to her father, she takes off with her daughter. Twenty years later, Fun has become a streetwalker. The three generations finally come face-to-face at the police station. Her father laments that his generation should be ousted while Fun’s generation has been sacrificed, leaving the future for the next generation to establish. Zhu carefully depicts the shame of selling one’s body without passing judgment while he finds balance and reflects on the pain in the age of progress. Even though the production was far from lavish, Zhu’s astute handling of the narrative and mise-en-scène makes this a vivid and exciting film to watch.
