Film

喜怒哀樂 (1970)

• 8 ottobre 1970
• 2h 20m

• Dramma
• Fantasy
• Romance

Trama

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.

Registi

Lee Hsing, Pai Ching-jui, 胡金銓, Li Han-Hsiang

Sceneggiatori

Chu Hsiang-Kan, 胡金銓, 蒲松龄, Li Han-Hsiang

Con

Zhen Zhen, 岳陽, 張美瑤