Movie

Painted Faces

1988 · 108 min

A bittersweet, disciplined coming-of-age portrait that immerses you in the rigours of a vanished tradition, leaving a lingering ache of nostalgia.

Tagline: The critically-acclaimed story of three young men growing from a traditional Chinese theatrical school to stardom in Hong Kong's thriving film industry.
Overview: This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, work, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
work
identity
trauma
Places: school
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none