This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2019) |
A Little Life-Opera (Chinese: 一生一台戲) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Allen Fong. The film, set in Fujian province, is filmed in the People's Republic of China and stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Winston Chao.
| A Little Life-Opera | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 一生一台戲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 一生一台戏 |
| Directed by | Allen Fong |
Release date |
|
| Country | Hong Kong |
The dialogs of the film are entirely in Hokkien (Min Nan) and Mandarin. It is Fong's last feature film as he has not made any more feature movies since.
Synopsis
editXueyan (雪雁, played by Yang Kuei-Mei) is a 40-something single mother who lives in the coastal region of Fujian province. She has a daughter in her late teens and is part of a part-time Min opera troupe from the village. When she is invited to perform with her troupe members for a show, she comes across Sanpeng (三朋, Winston Chao), a former troupe actor who is now a businessman. Meanwhile, the troupe struggles to survive as modernity and Western habits clash with the traditional performance art.
External links
edit
 | This article related to a Hong Kong film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |