Xiqu Film Screenings (February)

Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre , 09.02.2019 to 24.02.2019

As part of our grand opening programme, we present a special screening series of some of the most iconic xiqu films produced over eight decades.

In February, we showcase seven Cantonese opera films produced in Hong Kong between 1948 and 1962. Starring renowned stage artists like Hung Sin-nui, Sun-Ma Sze-tsang, and Kwan Hoi-san, the films are testament to their artistic talents and an exciting historical record of the intricate relationship between on-stage and on-screen personas. Also included is the award-winning documentary My Way (2011) by Hong Kong filmmaker Cheuk Cheung, offering an inside perspective chronicling the seven-year struggle of two aspiring Cantonese opera actors.

Date	Time	Film
9 February 2019 (Saturday)	2:30pm	The Judge Goes to Pieces Cantonese opera / 1948 / B&W / 95min / D Beta / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
9 February 2019 (Saturday)	8:00pm	Hung-neung the Matchmaker Cantonese opera / 1958 / B&W / 105min / D Beta / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
10 February 2019 (Sunday)	2:30pm	The Sword* Cantonese opera / 1958 / B&W / 104min / D Beta / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles *Screening courtesy of Mr and Mrs Chan Kam-yuen
10 February 2019 (Sunday)	8:00pm	Butterfly Beauty Cantonese opera / 1959 / Colour / 109min / DVD / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
23 February 2019 (Saturday)	2:30pm	My Way Documentary / 2011 / Colour / 72min / DCP / Chinese and English subtitles
23 February 2019 (Saturday)	8:00pm	The Revenge Battle Cantonese opera / 1964 / B&W / 100min / D Beta / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
24 February 2019 (Sunday)	2:30pm	Waiting for the Prodigal Son to Return Cantonese opera / 1962 / Colour / 93min / D Beta / No subtitles
24 February 2019 (Sunday)	8:00pm	Fourth Brother Yeung Visits His Mother Cantonese opera / 1959 / B&W / 91min / D Beta / Lyrics with Chinese subtitles