' The Adulteress '
Starring: Li Li-hua, Kwan Shan, Yang Chun
Director: Li Han-hsiang, Ho Meng-hua
Synopsis
One of the sensational scandals in Qing Dynasty !
An ill-fated beauty Xiao Bai Chai, who in love with a literary hero Yang, was forced to marry a peddler. After her marriage, she had been a faithful wife but rumors of her affair with her ex-lover were spread far and wide in town.
Meanwhile, the son of a magistrate was infatuated with Xiao . He schemed to drug and rape her one day but in the nick of time, Xiao's husband came to her rescue and later fell sick after that incident.
Xiao approached Yang who was well versed in medicine. With the prescription, she bought the medicine from a pharmacy, not knowing that the medicine was poisoned by the magistrate's son. The peddler died after consuming the poisoned drugs. The town was again upset by the rumors of the foul play.
The peddler's cousin went to the magistrate and accused Xiao of the murder. Eventually, the magistrate came to know the truth. To protect his own son , he instigated Xiao to frame up Yang ...
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Rating : 3 stars of 5
3 comments:
Injustice, injustice, injustice!!! Isn't it terrbile to live in such a corrupt society where power and money played a great role? If I were Siao Pai Chai, I would blur out every truth come what may.
Hehe... Diane, justice or injustice... just that the ancient women were ignorant and timid , unlike today's women !
Wow! I love "The Adulteress" immensely. However, it's ashamed the combined efforts of 2 renowned Directors, Li Han Hiang and Ho Mon Wah couldn't cook up a fresh and more relishing screenplay than what's provided.
The screenplay seems to revolve around plots and sub-plots of other movies like "The Crimson Palm", "The Amorous Lotus Pan" to name a few. Nonetheless, all these pale into insignificance in comparison to the lovely, forever sweet-melting singing voice of Ling Po..........
Amazingly, certain images of LiLiWah in this film bore a striking resemblance to Ling Po despite Ling Po only dubbed her singing. In addition, it's definitely the Huangmei music though the actors/actresses clad in costumes of 'Ching Dynasty'. A movie worth grabbing!
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