Unruly Princess, Arrogant Husband

Unruly Princess, Arrogant Husband

Dir/Scr: Chiang Wai-kwong
Librettist: Poon Yat-fan
Prod Co: Chongguang
Co-starring: Lee Hoi-chuen, Poon Yat On, Leung Suk-hing
1957 | B&W | D Beta | Cantonese | 100min

Longtime stage and screen partners Yam Kim-fai and Pat Suet-sin bring Ma Si-tsang's Cantonese opera production to the screen. Pak plays the titular unruly princess who demands her husband-to-be (Yam, in her usual male lead role) to undergo a series of rituals for their wedding. However, the groom, an arrogant general who can't swallow his pride, isn't about to take the bride's demands lying down. This playful romantic comedy may lack the poignancy of Princess Cheung Ping, the tragic romance that Pak and Yam are best known for, but the Cantonese opera icons compensate with great screen rapport.

日期 日期 Date 時間 时间 Time 地點 地点 Venue
4/5/2018 (Fri) # 11:00am Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
5/6/2018 (Tue) 2:30pm Auditorium, North District Town Hall

# Post-screening talk with Po Fung

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