Huangmei Opera
Huangmei Opera is a famous Chinese opera, originally sung by tea-picking women in Anhui. It evolved into a unique style with high-pitched and sustained notes. Today, it is a traditional performance art undergoing revival in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2006, it was recognized as China's national intangible cultural heritage.
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Not on MDL:
- Imperial Matchmaker (1982) 狀元媒’ dir. Pao Hsueh-Li
- Fairy Couple (1955) dir. by Shi Hui
- Butterfly Lovers 40 (2003) 梁祝四十音樂劇
- ❀ Beyond the Great Wall (1964) Wang zhao jun’ dir. Li Han-Hsiang
- ❀ The Magic Lamp (1964) 寶蓮燈 dir. Lo Wei, Wong Tin-lam, Evan Yang Tong Wong and Wu Chia-Hsiang
- ❀ The Imperious Princess (1980) directed by Chin Hai
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1. The Mermaid
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
A carp spirit who transforms into an identical copy of a beautiful woman to win the heart of a lonely male scholar.
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2. The Love Eterne
Hong Kong Movie - 1963
A young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.
An adaptation of the classic Chinese story "Butterfly Lovers".
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3. The West Chamber
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.
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4. The Three Smiles
Hong Kong Movie - 1969
Tang Bo Hu, a brilliant philosopher, falls in love with a housemaid in a big mansion and, disguised as a worker, tries to get closer to her.
It is considered the last film of the huangmei opera films golden age.
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5. Three Sinners
Hong Kong Movie - 1963
A woman finds herself in the middle of a stormy love triangle involving her controlling husband and a passionate lover.
Based on one particular storyline from The Water Margin.
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6. The Story of Sue San
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
The son of a wealthy government officer falls in love with a sex worker and tries to sacrifice his fortune to prove his love.
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7. Return of the Phoenix
Hong Kong Movie - 1963
An imperial minister betroths his daughter to his friend's son, but his wife does not agree with him and believes that their elder daughter should be married first.
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8. The Pearl Phoenix
Hong Kong Movie - 1967
The movie tells the love story of Wen, who becomes a slave to a rich family, and Huo, the family's young daughter. Huo disguises herself as a man to escape and be with Wen.
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9. Madame White Snake
Hong Kong Movie - 1962
This Classic Seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs.
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10. The Lotus Lamp
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is raised in secret until he can attempt to free her.
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11. The Mirror and the Lichee
Hong Kong Movie - 1967
A tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty.
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12. Lady General Hua Mulan
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
A young woman joins the army in place of her sick father, and she becomes a true heroine of the Chinese people.
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13. The Grand Substitution
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
A loyal Imperial Court servant gives up his own newborn son to save the prince from an evil official.
It's based on The Orphan of Zhao.
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14. The Dream of the Red Chamber
Hong Kong Movie - 1977
Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.
It's based on Dream of the Red Chamber.
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15. The Butterfly Chalice
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
Tien Yu-chuan meets a beautiful woman while on the run for accidentally killing a bully.
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16. The Amorous Lotus Pan
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.
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17. The Kingdom and the Beauty
Hong Kong Movie - 1959
A young countrywoman embarks on a forbidden relationship with Emperor Cheng-te.
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18. The Adulteress
Hong Kong Movie - 1963
Depicts the tragic life of a drugged and disgraced wife during the Ching Dynasty. Framed for her husband's murder by her rapist, the son of a local magistrate, her troubles continue to escalate in this heart-wrenching tearjerker.
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19. The Female Prince
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
Hsiao's stepmother frames her fiancé, Lung, when he refuses to forfeit their engagement and sends him to prison.
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20. A Maid from Heaven
Hong Kong Movie - 1963
The Jade Emperor's seventh daughter is banished from heaven and falls in love with a young villager named Dong Young.
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21. Chinese Odyssey
Hong Kong Movie - 2002
In Ming Dynasty China, two pairs of siblings are destined for each other. But fate throws countless obstacles in the path of their happiness.
It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film The Kingdom and the Beauty.
The soundtrack was a success for Faye Wong.
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22. The Crimson Palm
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
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.
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23. Inside the Forbidden City
Hong Kong Movie - 1965
Two imperial concubines vie for the Emperor's favor in the Song Dynasty.
It's based on the famous tale known as "Civet for Crown Prince".
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24. Forever and Ever
Hong Kong Movie - 1968
A young scholar is manipulated into marrying a nobleman's reluctant daughter. Eventually, he starts to learn the reason behind her behaviour.
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25. Dawn Will Come
Hong Kong Movie - 1966
A poor beauty who endures a series of hardships, including betrayal, danger, and pursuit. Her only hope lies with her betrayer's new wife.
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26. Comedy of Mismatches
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
Mismatches of love stories happen when groups of young people go to a temple.
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27. The Midnight Murder
Hong Kong Movie - 1967
Liu Yanniang, wrongly accused of murder, faces a determined investigator as the real culprit closes in.
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28. Monkey Goes West
Hong Kong Movie - 1966
A 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
The last part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel Journey to the West.
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29. Princess Iron Fan
Hong Kong Movie - 1966
The Monkey King and his gang are confronted by the evil Princess Iron Fan, Madam White Bone and her two sexy sisters.
The second part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel Journey to the West.
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30. The Cave of the Silken Web
Hong Kong Movie - 1967
A Buddhist monk and his three disciples embark on a perilous journey to seek out sacred scriptures.
The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel Journey to the West.
Half a huangmei musical, half an action film.
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31. The Land of Many Perfumes
Hong Kong Movie - 1968
The Monk, Monkey and Pigsy find themselves in the title realm, where women can only give birth to women... unless loved by a man.
The last part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel Journey to the West.
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32. The Perfumed Arrow
Hong Kong Movie - 1966
The mum of a cross-dressing martial artist, Wen Pei, uses a bow to foretell her daughter's lover. However, Wen Pei somehow becomes a matchmaker for her friend instead.