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A Little Life-Opera
Traditional Chinese一生一台戲
Simplified Chinese一生一台戏
Directed by Allen Fong
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
CountryHong Kong

A Little Life-Opera ( Chinese: 一生一台戲) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Allen Fong. The film, set in Fujian province, is filmed in the People's Republic of China and stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Winston Chao.

The dialogs of the film are entirely in Hokkien ( Min Nan) and Mandarin. It is Fong's last feature film as he has not made any more feature movies since.

Synopsis

Xueyan (雪雁, played by Yang Kuei-Mei) is a 40-something single mother who lives in the coastal region of Fujian province. She has a daughter in her late teens and is part of a part-time Min opera troupe from the village. When she is invited to perform with her troupe members for a show, she comes across Sanpeng (三朋, Winston Chao), a former troupe actor who is now a businessman. Meanwhile, the troupe struggles to survive as modernity and Western habits clash with the traditional performance art.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Little Life-Opera
Traditional Chinese一生一台戲
Simplified Chinese一生一台戏
Directed by Allen Fong
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
CountryHong Kong

A Little Life-Opera ( Chinese: 一生一台戲) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Allen Fong. The film, set in Fujian province, is filmed in the People's Republic of China and stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Winston Chao.

The dialogs of the film are entirely in Hokkien ( Min Nan) and Mandarin. It is Fong's last feature film as he has not made any more feature movies since.

Synopsis

Xueyan (雪雁, played by Yang Kuei-Mei) is a 40-something single mother who lives in the coastal region of Fujian province. She has a daughter in her late teens and is part of a part-time Min opera troupe from the village. When she is invited to perform with her troupe members for a show, she comes across Sanpeng (三朋, Winston Chao), a former troupe actor who is now a businessman. Meanwhile, the troupe struggles to survive as modernity and Western habits clash with the traditional performance art.

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