Thursday, May 1, 2008

34 VOICE : ' It's All About Huangmei '

' It's All About Huangmei '

In the 60s, Huangmei opera played a significant role of Shaw Brothers studio. It is not only the theatrical success , but also of the artistic achievements.

The first SB Huangmei film was "Diau Charn"; followed by "The Kingdom and the Beauty" and "Love Eterne". The latter broke the box office records at the time of release and that classic "Huangmei opera"craze swept Asia for years. Soon, Ivy Ling Po became the most favorite leading figure of the Huangmei opera genre.

Followings are the memorable SB Huangmei films:

!) Diau Charn (cast: Lin Dai)
2)The Kingdom and the Beauty (cast: Lin Dai)
3) Dream of the red chamber (cast: Loh Ti)
4) Madam White Snake (cast: Lin Dai)
5) Love Eterne (cast: Loh Ti, Ling Po)










6) Three sinners (cast: Li Li Hua)
7) The story of Sue San (cast: Loh Ti)
8) The return of the phoenix (cast: Chin Feng)
9) Beyond the great wall (cast: Lin Dai)
10) A maid from the heaven (cast: Ling Po, Fang Yin)










11) Lady general Hua Mu Lan (cast: Ling Po, Chin Han)
12) The comedy of mismatches (cast: Chin Feng, Ting Hung)
13) The lotus lamp (cast: Lin Dai, Cheng Pei Pei, Li Ching)
14) The crimson palm (cast: Ling Po, Chin Ping)
15) The butterfly chalice (cast: Chin Feng, Ting Hung)










16) The female prince (cast: Ling Po, Fang Yin)
17) The songfest (cast: Tu Chuan)
18) Inside the forbidden city (cast: Ling Po)
19) The grand substitution (cast: Li Li Hua, Ling Po)
20) The Amorous Lotus Pan (cast: Chang Chung Wen)











21) The mermaid (cast: Li Ching, Ling Po)
22) The west chamber (cast: Ling Po, Li Ching, Fang Yin)
23) Dawn will come (cast: Ling Po)
24) The perfumed arrow (cast: Ling Po, Chin Feng)
25) The pearl phoenix (cast: Li Ching)










26) The mirror and the lichee (cast: Ling Po, Fang Yin)
27) Forever and ever (cast: Ling Po)
28) The three smiles (cast: Ling Po, Li Ching)
29) Dream of the red chamber (cast: Lin Chin Hsiang)

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