The theatre owner's daughter who dreams of finally performing onstage for the adoration of the crowds (she must break with custom and disobey her father too): Pat Neil portrayed by the multi-talented Sally Yeh (aka Yip The revolutionary disobeying her father and heart-set on political change for the good of country: Tsao Wan played with earnest by Brigitte Lin (aka Lin Ching Hsia). It stars three dynamic, beautiful and accomplished actresses who are totally suited for their roles. It's subtitled, a modern classic and plays out much like a frantic cartoon. Peking Opera Blues fit the bill perfectly. Originally playing in Chinatown cinemas and then later in so-called art-house theaters which mostly showed subtitled films, re-issues of older classics and animation festival collections. The film took a couple of years to finally reach our In his Wrap Up video to the Region 1 DVD of Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express, Quentin Tarantino refers to Peking Opera Blues as "one of the greatest films ever made" and "a blast––it's a lot of fun.Directed and co-produced by Vietnam-born/Texas educated Tsui Hark, the film was originally released in Asian markets in September of 1986 during the height of Hong Kong’s hugely The film grossed HK$17,559,357 in Hong Kong. Brigitte Lin - Tsao Wan (曹雲), General Tsao's daughter.It is sometimes erroneously translated as Knife Horse Dawn, because both words are represented by the same Chinese character. The Chinese title translates as Knife Horse Actresses, a term used in Peking Opera to refer to male actors playing female warriors (See Dan article for details). It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan ( Brigitte Lin), a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man Sheung Hung ( Cherie Chung), a woman in search of a missing box of jewels and Bai Niu ( Sally Yeh), the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario. The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the country.
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