2/18/2023 0 Comments Chinese opera movie![]() ![]() It is based on the Chinese classic story The Butterfly Lovers, which is sometimes referred to as the Romeo and Juliet of the Far East.So even you have never heard of the story,the plot should sound familiar to you. The Love Eterne (Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai) is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang,one of the major directors in Shaw Brothers Studio. ![]() The film that peaked the music genre was this very film. The art form is believed to have come from the massive wave of immigrants from mainland China to Hong Kong in the 1950s. The Taiping rebellion occupied Hubei and brought Huangmei opera to its homeland, Guangdong.The theme of Huangmei opera began to expand with its initial introduction in Hong Kong via the 1959 film The Kingdom and the Beauty. It is unique in the sense that it does not sound like the typical rhythmic Chinese opera. The music is performed with a pitch that hits high and stays high for the duration of the song. Ranked as No.1 in movieview(the No.1 movie magazine in China)’s 100 Years of Hongkong Cinema, The Love Eterne is more than a classic,it’s more like a legend in terms of its achievements and importance in Hongkong cinema history.If you’d like to see something quintessential Chinese,this one should be your first choice.Īll the dialogues in the film is sung in Huangmei tone.It originated as a form of rural folksong and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer.
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