Romance of the Western Chamber (1927 film)
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Romance of the Western Chamber is a 1927 silent
Chinese film
drama directed by Hou Yao.
The film is an adaption of the classic Chinese dramatic work Romance of the West Chamber
by Wang Shifu
.
Originally consisting of ten film reel
s, only 5 reels have survived.
The 2007 USA DVD release by Cinema Epoch
has an additional original musical score composed by Toshiyuki Hiraoka.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Chinese film
Cinema of China
The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...
drama directed by Hou Yao.
The film is an adaption of the classic Chinese dramatic work Romance of the West Chamber
Romance of the West Chamber
thumb|250px|A scene from a multi-colored woodblock printing album depicting scenes from the play,Romance of the West Chamber is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. It was written by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu 王實甫, and set during the Tang Dynasty...
by Wang Shifu
Wang Shifu
Wang Shifu was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.Born in Dadu, there is little known about him. There are 14 plays attributed to Wang and only three are extant. His Romance of the West Chamber is considered to be one of the most famous Chinese plays and is still popular...
.
Originally consisting of ten film reel
Reel
A reel is an object around which lengths of another material are wound for storage. Generally a reel has a cylindrical core and walls on the sides to retain the material wound around the core...
s, only 5 reels have survived.
The 2007 USA DVD release by Cinema Epoch
Cinema Epoch
Cinema Epoch is an independent film distribution & production company based in the U.S. It was founded by distribution veteran and filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka. The company specializes in foreign, independent and cult cinema. The company's first release was the martial arts classic Master of the...
has an additional original musical score composed by Toshiyuki Hiraoka.
Cast
- Lin Chuchu - as Ying Ying, the daughter of the late Prime Minister
- Li Dandan - as Hung Niang, a servant of Ying Ying
- He Minzhuang (M. C. Noo) - as madame Cui, the mother of Ying Ying
- T. K. Kar - as wise student Chang Kung
- Tsao Yao Dein - as an old monk Fa Pen
- Lee Wha Ming/Li Huamin - as Sung Fei Fu (Tiger Sun), the bandit king
- Lu Ying Lang/Li Yinlan - as monk Wei Hing, the messenger with bōBo-People:*Bo , name origin, plus people with the name*Bo , name origin, plus people with the surname**Bo , Chinese family names*Bo people , extinct minority population in Southern China famous for hanging coffins...
staff - Ge Cijiang - as Zhang Gong
- Wang Longxi - as clever monk
- Hu Chichang - as the White Horse General
- Zhu Yaoting - as the stupid monk
- Huang Ke - as the boy servant
Further reading
- Harris K. (1999) "The Romance of the Western Chamber and the Classical Subject Film in 1920s Shanghai." In: Zhang Y. (ed.) Cinema and Urban Culture in Shanghai, 1922-1943. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1999. pp. 51–73.
External links
- http://www.dvdtalk.com/silentdvd/romance_of_the.html