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Release Year1950
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageMandarin
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorLi Ping-Qian
WritersYao Ke
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsA Strange Woman
About A Strange Woman
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.
Directed by Li Ping-Qian, A Strange Woman leans on a strong ensemble — Bai Guang, Yan Jun, Gong Qiuxia — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1950.
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