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Chinese Opera Film Shows


Peking Opera Film

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

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

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

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

The Fairy In The Picture

3/6 Sat
2:00pm

Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema

The Naughty Couple

3/6 Sat
7:30pm

Three Trials of the Number One Scholar's Wife

10/6 Sat
7:30pm

Madam Yun

11/6 Sun
2:00pm

Triennial Mourning on the Bridge

11/6 Sun
7:30pm

As Luck Will Have It

17/6 Sat
2:00pm

A Respectable Tutor

17/6 Sat
7:30pm

The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
Starring: Pat Suet-sin, Yam Kim-fai

18/6 Sun
2:00pm

Seminar The Cinematic and Operatic Art of Tong Tik-sang
Moderator: Yuen Tsz-ying
Guest Speaker: Prof. Lau Yin-ping, Prof. Yu Siu-wah, Prof. Chan Sau-yan

18/6 Sun
4:30pm

Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom

18/6 Sun
7:30pm

A Poor Girl

23/6 Fri
7:30pm

The Lion's Roar

24/6 Sat
7:30pm

The Lotus's Story

25/6 Sun
7:30pm

Ticket︰$45 (Per screening)
Seminar in Cantonese
Free admission.  Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Old Scripts Revisited

Film

Date / Time

Venue

Swallows Come Home
Starring: Fong Yim-fun, Yam Kim-fai, Tam Sin-hung
Post-screening Talk
Speaker: Prof. Chan Sau-yan

27/5 Sat
7:30pm

Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema

The Swallows' Return
Starring: Sun Ma Si-tsang, Fong Yim-fun, Leung Sing-po

28/5 Sun
2:00pm

Ticket︰$45 (Per screening)
Post-screening Talk in Cantonese
Free admission. Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

June Morning Matinee

Film

Date /Time

Venue

Wealth Gone Like A Dream

2/6 Fri
11:00am

Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema

Mysterious Murder, Part One

9/6 Fri
11:00am

Mysterious Murder, Part Two

16/6 Fri
11:00am

Tonight and Every Night

23/6 Fri
11:00am

Return on a Snowy Night
Post-screening Talk
Speaker: Dr. Lum Man-yee

30/6 Fri
11:00am

Ticket︰$30(Per screening)
Post-screening Talk in Cantonese
Free admission.  Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Lovesick Pairs
July Morning Matinee

Film

Date /Time

Venue

Love in the Red Chamber
Post-screening Talk
Speaker: Tse Kwok-cheung, Cheng Wing-mui

7/7 Fri
11:00am

Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema

The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
Starring: Lung Kim-sung, Mui Suet-see

14/7 Fri
11:00am

Regret from the Spring Lantern and Feather Fan

21/7 Fri
11:00am

Happy Wedding

28/7 Fri
11:00am

Ticket: $30 (Per screening)
Post-screening Talk in Cantonese
Free admission.  Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Whodunits
August Morning Matinee

Film

Date /Time

Venue

The Swallow's Message
Post-screening Talk
Speaker: Tam Sin-hung

4/8 Fri
11:00am

Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema

Red Shoes Solves the Mystery Case

11/8 Fri
11:00am

A Smile of Woe

18/8 Fri
11:00am

Gold-braided Fan
Post-screening Talk
Speaker: Prof. Chan Sau-yan

25/8 Fri
11:00am

Ticket: $30 (Per screening)
Post-screening Talk in Cantonese
Free admission.  Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Programme Enquiries: 2739 2139 (Hong Kong Film Archive)
Website: www.filmarchive.gov.hk