Peking Opera Blues ( Peking Action Blues ) ( Do ma daan )

Peking Opera Blues (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Peking Action Blues
Alternate Title: Do ma daan
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
Hong Kong ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Hark Tsui

Written By:
Raymond To

Actors:
Brigitte Lin ..... Tsao Wan
Cherie Chung ..... Sheung Hung
Sally Yeh ..... Pat Neil
Kenneth Tsang ..... General Tsao
Ma Wu ..... Mr. Wong
Paul Chun ..... Fa Gum-Sao
Mark Cheng ..... Ling Pak-Hoi
Kwok Keung Cheung ..... Tung Man
Feng Ku ..... Commander Liu
Hoi San Lee ..... Soldier with Moustache
Po-Chih Leong
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue
Dean Shek
Yin Szema
Ching Tien
David Wu

Synopsis:

This slapstick comedy drama stars three of Hong Kong's most attractive and popular actresses of their time: Brigitte Lin is the daughter of a general, Cherie Chung is a petty thief, and Sally Yip is the daughter of the manager of the Beijing Opera theater. The story is set in 1911 when the Chinese revolution overthrew the monarchy and established a republic. The general's daughter has to steal an important document from her father's safe in order to help out the guerrillas who are fighting for the republic. Her exploits and those of her two friends flow back and forth between the Imperial Palace and the theater of the Beijing Opera. Action, farce, and political satire tumble over each other as the story leads up to its dizzying rooftop climax.

The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved.

An unlikely trio of women--a greedy goldigger, a hapless Peking Opera novice, and a general's western-educated daughter--are thrown together in the chaos of pre-revolution Shanghai.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 March, 2009.

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