Movie
A Strange Woman
1950 · 95 min
A melodramatic tale of love and intrigue, with theatrical performances and a tense romantic rivalry that keeps you watching.
- Directed by
- Li Ping-Qian
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bai Guang, Yan Jun, Gong Qiuxia
- Overview
- Not seen in Hong Kong for many years, A Strange Woman was Li Pingqian's first film at Great Wall Film Studio. Adapted from the play La Tosca by French playwright Victorien Sardou, opera star Xiao Xiangshui (Bai Guang) helps her lover, a revolutionary, to escape from warlords. She finesses with both the head of the secret service (Yan Jun) and her lover's wife, but things do not turn out as planned. Li changed his usual pace to encompass a more conventional and dramatic film plot. Bold and flirtatious in her role, Bai Guang is equally over the top in appearance as Yan Jun. The tension in winning the heroine over drives the plot more than the themes of patriotism and loyalty in love.
- How it feels
- Tense, romantic, melancholic and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, betrayal, power, loyalty
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Li Ping-Qian
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bai Guang, Yan Jun, Gong Qiuxia
