Chinese Opera Film Shows
Peking Opera Film Battle of Wits
Date︰26/5 (Fri)
Time︰7:30pm
Starring: Ye Shenglan, Tan Fuying, Ma Lianliang, Xiao Changhua, Qiu Shengrong, Yuan Shihai
Length: 104 minutes
Kunqu Opera Film Sweet Dream in the Garden from The Peony Pavilion
Date︰2/6 (Fri)
Time︰7:30pm
Starring: Mei Lanfang, Yu Zhenfei, Yan Huizhu, Hua Chuanhao
Length: 67 minutes
Yue Opera Film Liu Yi Delivers a Mail
Date︰29/7 (Sat)
Time︰7:30pm
Starring: Zhu Shuizhao, Shang Fangchen, Xiao Shuizhao, Jiang Hongao, Zhang Yuqin
Length: 110 minutes
Qinqiang Opera Film Three Drops of Blood
Date︰30/7 (Sun)
Time︰7:30pm
Starring: Liu Yuzhong, Chen Miaohua, Lei Zhenzhong, Fan Xinmin
Length: 114 minutes
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Ticket︰$50 (Per screening)
Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 and above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. (Limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis.)
Credit Card Telephone Booking: 2111 5999
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk
Hong Kong Film Archive Contribution Programme
A Century of Operatic Treasures in Film: A Tribute to Tong Tik-sang on His 100th Birth Anniversary
Having penned over 400 scripts, Tong Tik-sang is widely regarded as the greatest playwright to have graced the world of Cantonese Opera. Noted for their beautiful rhetoric and tightly woven plots, his operas transcend time and enjoy an enduring popularity. In commemoration of his 100th birth anniversary, Hong Kong Film Archive presents to you “A Century of Operatic Treasures in Film: A Tribute to Tong Tik-sang on His 100th Birth Anniversary” which is guest-curated by Prof. Chan Sau-yan.
Traces of Snow in Tong's Songs
Film |
Date /Time |
Venue |
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The Fairy In The Picture |
3/6 Sat |
Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema |
The Naughty Couple |
3/6 Sat |
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Three Trials of the Number One Scholar's Wife |
10/6 Sat |
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Madam Yun |
11/6 Sun |
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Triennial Mourning on the Bridge |
11/6 Sun |
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As Luck Will Have It |
17/6 Sat |
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A Respectable Tutor |
17/6 Sat |
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The Legend of the Purple Hairpin |
18/6 Sun |
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Seminar The Cinematic and Operatic Art of Tong Tik-sang |
18/6 Sun |
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Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom |
18/6 Sun |
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A Poor Girl |
23/6 Fri |
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The Lion's Roar |
24/6 Sat |
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The Lotus's Story |
25/6 Sun |
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Ticket︰$45 (Per screening) |
Old Scripts Revisited
Film |
Date / Time |
Venue |
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Swallows Come Home |
27/5 Sat |
Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema |
The Swallows' Return |
28/5 Sun |
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Ticket︰$45 (Per screening) |
June Morning Matinee
Film |
Date /Time |
Venue |
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Wealth Gone Like A Dream |
2/6 Fri |
Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema |
Mysterious Murder, Part One |
9/6 Fri |
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Mysterious Murder, Part Two |
16/6 Fri |
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Tonight and Every Night |
23/6 Fri |
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Return on a Snowy Night |
30/6 Fri |
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Ticket︰$30(Per screening) |
Lovesick Pairs
July Morning Matinee
Film |
Date /Time |
Venue |
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Love in the Red Chamber |
7/7 Fri |
Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema |
The Legend of the Purple Hairpin |
14/7 Fri |
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Regret from the Spring Lantern and Feather Fan |
21/7 Fri |
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Happy Wedding |
28/7 Fri |
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Ticket: $30 (Per screening) |
Whodunits
August Morning Matinee
Film |
Date /Time |
Venue |
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The Swallow's Message |
4/8 Fri |
Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema |
Red Shoes Solves the Mystery Case |
11/8 Fri |
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A Smile of Woe |
18/8 Fri |
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Gold-braided Fan |
25/8 Fri |
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Ticket: $30 (Per screening) |
Programme Enquiries: 2739 2139 (Hong Kong Film Archive)
Website: www.filmarchive.gov.hk