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The Pearl Phoenix (Nu xun an) (1966)

Starring
Ching Lee Ching Lee
Huo Ting-chin
Miao Ching Miao Ching
Lord Liu
Pao-Shu Kao Pao-Shu Kao
Lady Huo
Chih-Ching Yang Chih-Ching Yang
Huo Tianrong


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26 votes
Watched in 2022 (153 items)
list by Nosoki
Published 2 years, 3 months ago

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Huangmei Opera movies like "The Pearl Phoenix" are unique to 1960s 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 a 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.
Tags: Hong Kong (1), 1960s (1), Shaw Brothers (1), East Asia (1), Huangmei Opera (1)
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Suvi added this to have watched list 1 year, 7 months ago
Nosoki rated this 7/10 1 year, 7 months ago
Nosoki added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago
Watched in 2022 (153 movies items)

"10.9. Shaw Brothersin Huangmei-oopperamusikaalissa varteenotettava ja koulutettu jäpikkä rakastuu paikallisen suurmogulin tyttäreen ja pestautuu talouteen apupojaksi päästäkseen riiustelemaan. Vastakaiku löytyy, mutta vanhemmat eivät halua tyttärensä avioituvan alhaisen palvelijan kanssa, joten äitipuoli laittaa palkkamurhaajat jäpikän perään ihan vain varmuuden vuoksi. En ole koskaan pitänyt musikaaleista, mutta The Pearl Phoenixia katsoessani tajusin etten pidä Hollywood- ta"