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Fleeing by Night
- Director: Li-Kong Hsu; Chi Yin
- Writer: Hui-Ling Wang; Ming-xia Wang
- Producer: Shi-Hao Chang; Li-Kong Hsu
CGiii Comment
The mysteries of Chinese opera may well remain mysterious...but, this cultural exchange is, by far, one of the finest films to come out of China/Taiwan.
It's an odyssey of manners and emotion.
Exquisite in every way (oooh the music) and so touchingly beautiful that your heart gently breaks as the story unfolds.
This is ELEGANCE - a simple, beautiful elegance.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters. Ing'er, the daughter of a theatre-owner, welcomes the return of Shao-dung, her fiancee and a fine cellist from America. Shao-dung soon finds himself captivated by the opera "Fleeing By Night" and its celebrated actor, Lin Chung, whose voice seems to articulate something within himself. While Shao-dung attempts to blend eastern and western music, Ing'er becomes torn between her affection for both men, and an awareness of the growing intimacy between them.
Cast & Characters
Rene Liu as Wei Ying Er;
Lei Huang as Hsu Shaodong;
Chao-te Yin as Lin Chung;
Leon Dai as Huang Zilei;
Yaoxuan Shu;
Ya-lei Kuei