Cantonese Opera Film Retrospective (Revised Edition, 2003)
Revised edition of the out-of-print retrospective catalogue published in conjunction with the 11th Hong Kong International Film Festival in 1987: thematic essays on the genres, history and development of Cantonese opera and the ties forged with the cinema, together with newly edited profiles of Hong Kong filmmakers, programme notes and a comprehensive filmography of Cantonese productions released between 1946 and 1959.
212 pages. Bilingual in Chinese and English. HK$60. (Edited by Li Cheuk-to; collated by May Ng)
ISBN 962-8050-25-7
Contents
Foreword to Revised Edition (2003)
Foreword to Revised Edition (1996)
Members of the Council
Message
Festival Advisers and Staff
Acknowledgements
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Li Cheuk-to
Thoughts on Chinese Opera and the Cantonese Opera Film
Shek Kei
Some Primitive Reminiscences: Myth, Sorcery and the Opera Film
Ng Ho
Observations on "The Headless Queen" Series
Liu Damu
The Lasting Sorrow of the Purple Hairpin
Michael Lam
Larger Than Life: Liang Xingbo and Banri An
Ji Er
A Director Speaks: Li Tie On Opera Films
Li Cheuk-to
Librettists and Writers: Two Interviews
Mini Lam and Li Cheuk-to
The Development of Cantonese Opera Libretti
Su Weng
"Pengmian" Master: Interviews with Zhu Qingxiang
Gu Er and Chuan Ting
Biographical Notes
Yu Mo-wan
Programme Notes
Stephen Teo
Filmography of Cantonese Cinema (1946-1959)
Glossary of Personalities
Glossary of Film Companies