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Genre: |
HUANGMEI OPERA; |
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Rating: |
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Run Time: |
77 |
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Language: |
Mandarin |
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Sub Title: |
Traditional Chinese, English |
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Director: |
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Cast: |
Ivy Ling Po, Chin Ping, Li Ching |
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Story: |
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The seminal Huangmei Opera adaptation from Shaw, The Crimson Palm features the unforgettable film song “Country Road” by Ivy Ling Po. The story evolves around Lin Shao-the, a poor student who was engaged to Chien-king (Chin Ping), the daughter of billionaire Wang Chun (Yu Kuan-chao). Yet Wang despised of his future son-in-law’s upbringing and forced Lin to withdraw. To support her lover for the exam, Chien-king offered gold as Lin’s traveling expenses and asked to meet him at midnight. When Lin arrived as scheduled, all he could find was the bloody corpse of Chien-king’s maid (Li Ching)! Traumatized, Lin left a bloody handprint accidentally on the door… |
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