71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Chinese Opera Film Screening
Chinese Opera Film Screening
Jun Jie Teng
China 
121 min.
Some 1,800 years ago, the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty led to relentless wars. Cao Cao, prime minister of the Han Dynasty, took on the alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, only to suffer a heavy defeat at the Battle of Red Cliffs. The period marked the forming of the Three Kingdoms, comprising the states of Wei, Shu and Wu. Though crushed, Cao Cao refuses to admit defeat and plans retaliation.
Wei Liang Xia
China 
137 min.
Young student Zhang Gong falls in love with Yingying at first sight and decides to stay in the west chamber of the monastery where she lives to get to know her better. But a local bandit known as Flying Tiger sends his ruffians to surround the monastery in the hope of taking Yingying as his consort. The girl’s mother promises her daughter’s hand to the man who rids them of the bandits. Zhang Gong steps forward.
wei liang xia
China 
101 min.
At the beginning of 1644, during the Ming Dynasty, the troops led by Li Zicheng conquered Shanxi before pressing on to the Ming capital, Yanjing. By ringing the bells of Jingyang, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the ministers for advice. All were terrified, but the Emperor still believed that he could turn the situation around. He ordered General Li Guozhen to supervise the divisions and to take command of the infantry and the cavalry in order to repel the enemy’s attack.
Hai Tao
China 
122 min.
The white snake and the green snake of Mount Emei descend to the world of mortals as mistress and maid after practicing Taoist magical arts. At the West Lake, the white snake meets Xuxian, a mortal being. Their fates become intertwined and they marry. Unfortunately, at a party the white snake unexpectedly drinks wine and reveals her true form. Xuxian dies of shock on realising that his wife is not human.
Hao Wang
China 
116 min.
Based on a true story, the film follows the tale of a single mother who works in the mountains to raise her children, one of whom is blind. In her 17 years of working she has worn out 140 pairs of shoes and has broken more than 70 bamboo poles.
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