An lian tao hua yuan (1992)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Stan Lai

Writer:

Stan Lai (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Plot:

Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom'...

Plot Keywords:

Historical

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Brigitte Lin	...	Yun Zhifan
Wei-hui Li	...	Mysterious woman
Bao-ming Gu	...	Master Yuen (as Paoming Ku)
Lichun Lee	...	Old Tao
Shi-Jye Jin	...	Jiang Bingliu
Ismene Ting	...	Spring Flower

Also Known As:

Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring
The Peach Blossom Land
The Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (Taiwan)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Keelung, Taiwan

Company:

Long Shong Pictures

a beautiful voyage

I saw this film when it first came out at the Vancouver International Film Festival and I have never forgotten it. The stories intertwine beautifully and the cinematography is incredible. I would love to see it again, and not sure where I could get a copy, but I often mention it to my students. If I remember well, there are three stories-- one is about two theatre groups in modern Taiwan who have been booked to rehearse in the same theatre, causing enormous fights between the two groups. The second is one of the plays which is called "Secret Love," about an old man who left a lovely girl in China to move to Taiwan. The third is the other play, based on the fable "Peachblossom land," in which the listener sees memory and loss of something so beautiful given up for mundane daily life. One of my favorite films, ever. I feel fortunate to have seen it. The play version is now a big hit in China, too.