A combination of over-the-top action and political satire plus conceivably being the defining work of director Tsui Hark. Directed by Hark Tsui. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera … The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. Tsui Hark's satirical commentary on Chinese Democracy, Peking Opera Blues, expertly weaves comedy, drama, and high-flying acrobatics into a lavish, colorful production, not unlike Chinese opera itself. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. With Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Mark Cheng. Directed by Hark Tsui. Summary : After the Chinese Revolution of 1911, three women -- a general's daughter (Brigitte Lin), a petty thief (Cherie Chung), and an actress wannabe (Sally Yip) -- find themselves aswirl in intrigue that drags them back and forth between the (ex-) Royal Palace and the Peking Opera … PEKING OPERA BLUES is a film where the colours need to pop, but the transfer lacks the level of definition we have perhaps unfairly come to expect from Blu-ray releases the world over due to … With Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Mark Cheng. The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The film's kinetic energy never slows down and propels each scene to the next, yet never loses sight of it's character's intertwined motivations. Summary The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. Tsui Hark’s Hong Kong New Wave film Peking Opera Blues (1986) is set in a China marked by contestations between Republican democrats and monarchist revivalists (circa 1913). The birth year of Peking Opera is commonly set at 1790, the year of the eightieth birthday of the Qianlong Emperor. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. summary Part historical drama, part thriller, and part comedy, Tsui Hark’s Peking Opera Blues (1986) invites—if not demands—examinations from multiple perspectives. Tan See Kam rises to the challenge in this study by first situating Tsui in a Sinophone context. Summary Set in China's warlord period in 1913, the film focuses on the experiences of three women: a general's daughter who is involved with revolutionary guerrillas, a singer, and a travelling performer. Up until that point in the early Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the educated nobility favored Kunqu Opera, which was known for its elegant music and fine language.On the other hand, various styles of regional popular theater enjoyed by commoners were dismissed by the Chinese elite. Review by Kozo: Tsui Hark's classic Peking Opera Blues is an amazing piñata of a movie that combines more genres and Hong Kong-specific themes than one could possibly imagine.An unlikely concoction of historical and political intrigue, acrobatic action, screwball comedy, and unabashed romanticism, Blues holds up even fifteen years past its release.