A recording of the Beijing Opera version of The Red Detachment of Women filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972. Toward the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ballet version was adapted into this Beijing opera.
A recording of the Beijing Opera version of The Red Detachment of Women filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972. Toward the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ballet version was adapted into this Beijing opera.
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Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
Gu Lingxiu's dream of becoming an actress is opposed by her grandmother. Her father Zhongqi remains ambivalent. Years ago, Zhongqi was in love with a Peking opera diva Hua Yanhong, but the lovers were separated by the matriarch. Regretful of the mistake, the matriarch discards her prejudice and allows Lingxiu to pursue her career. She also urges Zhongqi to look for Hua.
A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.
This is a sad tale of a noble lady who is entranced by an opera singer. Hoping to get closer to the singer, the lady takes up lessons with her. Despite their affection, they must face obstacles.
In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.
She smells her fragrance, she sees her talent... The ancient love story of Cui Jianyun and Cao Yuhua. The plight of these two women is told as they fall in love due to the admiration for each other's stunning beauty and literary craft. Adapted from the Kunqu opera & story by Li Yu, "Fragrant Companion/Lianxiang Companion", this short film includes a parallel between the play and "reality." The ending has been altered from the original play.
Set 1: Hell in a Bucket(Grateful Dead cover) Alabama Getaway(Grateful Dead cover) Jack Straw(Grateful Dead cover) Big Boss Man(Jimmy Reed cover) Peggy-O([traditional] cover) Bertha(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Cassidy(Bob Weir song) Don't Ease Me In(Henry Thomas cover) Set 2: Viola Lee Blues(Cannon’s Jug Stompers cover) (>) Truckin'(Grateful Dead cover) (>) China Doll(Grateful Dead cover) (>) China Cat Sunflower(Grateful Dead cover) (>) I Know You Rider([traditional] cover) (>) Drums(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Space(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Althea(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Standing on the Moon(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Not Fade Away(The Crickets cover) Encore: The Weight(The Band cover)
Singer Anitta performed a historic show full of Brazilianness at the Coachella 2022 festival. With the colors of the Brazilian flag, the singer took the scene from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the United States and her performance was even compared to the iconic Beyoncé, in 2018.
After his shot at a record deal falls through, Jun transfers to sleepy Nagoya and begins busking songs by his favourite 1970s glam rock band, Exne Kedy. The music catches the eye of fellow fan Ibuki and the pair soon fall in love over their shared musical taste.
Apoorva, a 24-year-old in Bengaluru, conceals his failed MA from his mother. Juggling part-time jobs, he relies on his love interest, Swapna, for support. Apoorva's unique ability to control blinking becomes a curse when a mysterious old man reveals his father's survival.
Escape from everyday life in freedom and community and live utopias - for many organizers and artists, the secret of the music festivals that make culturally weak Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a place of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of people every summer. But instead of freedom, community and utopia, there was one thing above all in the festival summers of 2020 and 2021: silence.
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.