The Pearl Phoenix

1967 ""

The Pearl Phoenix

5.9 | 1h35m | en | Drama

Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!

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5.9 | 1h35m | en | Drama , Music , Romance | More Info

Released: February. 04,1967 | Released Producted By: Shaw Brothers , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Li Ching , Yang Chi-Ching , Kao Pao-shu

Director

Chan King-Sam

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Trailers & Images

Cast

Li Ching

as Huo Ding Jin

One Car Four Servants My Bewitched Wife The Golden Lion That's Adultery! Woman with Half a Soul The New One-Armed Swordsman Ambush Tales of Larceny The Fugitive

Yang Chi-Ching

as Master Huo

Shaolin Rescuers Descendant of the Sun The Fake Ghost Catchers The Black Lizard The Duel of the Century Challenge of the Gamesters What Price Honesty? Disco Bumpkins Swordsman and Enchantress

Kao Pao-shu

as Mrs Huo

The Jade Fox The Golden Sword Vengeance Is a Golden Blade The Pearl Phoenix King Drummer The Monkey Goes West The Blue and the Black Inside the Forbidden City The Twin Swords

Reviews

Mozjoukine This Shaw Brothers cross dressing Opera Film, made in the wake of the success of Li Han-hsiang's THE LOVE ETERN (they claim nearly a million viewers) is less filmic and lacks variation of tone - though an evil step mother offering a choice between a sword and a silk cloth as ways of having the heroine off herself, does stand out in the playfulness.The film appears to be the B team at work, with star Ivy Lin Po only contributing voice tracks, and it's unlikely that it will be remembered as a major item. The numbers don't catch the Western ear the way the best of these do. It does however assert itself as the plot unfolds.We do get Shaw's art department in full cry, contrasting the vivid colours of the studio-built settings with a few subdued back lot exteriors, which show up late. This, and some familiar faces among the character players, connects the piece to the famous Chivalry adventures influenced by the opera tradition.