Title:
A spray of plum blossoms [DVD video] ; and, Two stars in the Milky Way.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Cinema Epoch, c2007.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (200 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
[Film 1.] "Adapted from Shakespeare's 'The two gentlemen of Verona, ' this film is set in 1920s China. Hu Luting and Bai Lede are both graduates from the Shanghai Military Academy. Hu Zhuli (Hu's sister) and Bai are in love. Hu is set to Canton under General Shi's command. Shi Luohua, the general's daughter, fall in love with Hu. Later, Bai joins his friend in Canton and feels attracted by Miss Shi. From then on, two young men become rivals."--Container.
[Film 2.] "Yan, a well-know actor, meets Li, a pretty singer who is to play with him in a film adaptation of an old Chinese play. The film is a success for both actors who soon become an ideal couple in real life, too. But Yan forgot to mention he was married. A disillusioned Li abandons the film world and returns to the contryside to live with her father."--Container.
General Note:
"Silent double feature ... original music scores by Toshiyuki Hiraoka."--Container.
Both originally produced and released in 1931.
Performers:
Film 1: Ruan Lingyu, Jin Yan, Gao Zhanfei, Lin Chuchu, Wang Cilong. Film 2: Violet Wong, Raymond King, Kao Chien Fei, Yeh Chuen Chuen, V.K. Chung.
Contents:
[Film 1.] Spray of plum blossoms (1931) -- [Film 2.] Two stars in the Milky Way (1931)
Language:
Chinese
Additional Language:
Chinese with English intertitles.
Added Corporate Author:
Added Title:
Two stars in the Milky Way [DVD video]
Yin han shuang xing [DVD video]
Audience:
No rating available.