Since there is not much else than these two classic movies listed, from the update about her, here is a brief presentation about this once big star of Shanghai :
BAI Yang (1920-1996) was a big star from Shanghai. Revealed at less than seventeen years old by SHEN Xiling's 1937 film: "Crossroads"《十字街头》[Shizi jietou], she would go on to have a successful career in movies, but also on stage at the theater. Her natural acting was particularly well suited to the role of the peasant woman Xiang Lin Sao she played in the 1956 first color feature film of the PRC "New Year Sacrifice"《祝福》[Zhufu] (which has been restored in 4K by China Film Archive and shown at Cannes Classics festival in 2020 and other festivals since).
Synopsis: “The Chanting Willows” tells of the emotional entanglement between a fan painter and two female Yuè opera performers, Chuitiao and Yinxin. The two girls have performed together since they were children and are like sisters. Chuitiao is true to her nature and lives for the opera, whereas Yinxin appears naive, but knows how to work her way up by currying favour with the right people. The two are inseparable until the fan painter, Gong Yushan arrives on the scene. As the popularity of Yuè Opera wanes, Chui Tiao and Yinxin’s relationship also deteriorates. It is only towards the end, when they are about to part, that they realize that the person they need the most is each other." (from https://message2man.com/en/films/the-chanting-willows/)
"Script: Dài Wěi 戴玮, Mèng Wénjìng 孟雯婧. Short story: Wáng Xùfēng 王旭烽. Script planning: He Zizhuang. Photography: Shā Jīnchéng 沙金成. Editing: Jin Di, Liu Xinzhu. Music: Dǒng Yǐngdá 董颖达. Art direction: Qiu Sheng. Styling: Ma Hongwei. Sound: Zhang Jinyan, Long Xiaozhu. Visual effects: Mei Wenyu, Qu Chong. Yuè Opera performance supervision: Chen Yajun, Qiu Qiaofang. Artistic supervision: Zhang Xi. Executive direction: Long Zehua.
Cast: Wāng Yáng 汪飏 (Tong Chuitiao), Kàn Xīn 阚昕 (Meng Yinxin), Zhèng Yúnlóng 郑云龙 (Gong Yushan), A Wang Renqing 阿旺仁青/ Ngawang Rinchen (musician), Zheng Nan (Meng Yinxin’s female cousin), A Hu (cousin’s husband), Jin Yi (Sister Li), Wang Xiaolong (young Tong Chuitiao), Qiu Di (young Meng Yinxin), Yang Xiaoyan (troupe owner), Hai Tong (Yu, tea trader), Yang Shu (Liu, businessman), Sun Liang (Yuè Opera troupe leader), Fu Yonggang (stage director)." (adapted from https://sino-cinema.com/2022/04/16/review-the-chanting-willows-2021/)
Notable are the numerous scenes of performing the yuè opera The Butterfly Lovers, featuring a legendary romantic couple played by two female opera singers.
Yuè opera, also called Shaoxing opera, originated from Shengzhou near Hangzhou and spread in the 1930s to Shanghai, where it became extremely popular, exemplified with performances of The Dream of the Red Pavilion aka The Dream of the Red Chamber, The Romance of the West Chamber, The Butterfly Lovers 梁山伯与祝英台.
" The earliest troupes were called “small singing troupes.” Most of these troupes consisted of local farmers who practiced and performed in their spare time. As the art developed, professional troupes gradually emerged and finally entered Shanghai in 1916, where they further enriched the form with some elements of Peking opera and Shaoxing opera. These troupes consisted predominantly (and sometimes entirely) of female artists. They usually performed in teahouses and called their performance “Shaoxing Civil Opera.” In 1938, the form was renamed as Yuè opera. In April 1950, Shanghai established the East China Experimental Troupe of Yuè Opera, the precursor to the celebrated Shanghai Troupe of Yuè Opera. By the 1950s, there were a large number of dedicated Yuè opera troupes in many provinces. Yuè opera features vivid performance that is attentive to details, and sweet, sinuous melodies that are ideal for expressing emotions. There are several types of melodies, most notably chidiao (soft and smooth tunes), sigongdiao (vibrant and passionate tunes), and xuanxiadiao (sad and melancholic tunes). The repertoire of Yuè opera includes many household classics, such as The Butterfly Lovers and Dream of the Red Chamber. Famous actresses include Yuan Xuefen, Fu Quanxiang, Qi Yaxian, Fan Ruijuan, Xu Yulan, Yin Guifang, Wang Wenjuan, Zhang Guifeng, and Mao Weitao." (https://www.berkshirepublishing.com/ecph-china/2018/01/16/yue-opera/)
Yuè opera/越劇 yuèjù (not to be mistaken for 粤劇 yuèjù "Cantonese opera) was already portrayed in its popular form in the 1965 movie "Two Stage Sisters"/Wutai jiemei 舞台姐妹. The yuè style rose to second most preferred in China (after Beijing opera, but before崑曲 kūnqǔ opera exemplified by The Peony Pavilion or The Pear Garden). This style was often performed by actresses playing male roles, whereas in other regions, it was the reverse, men playing women roles (such as Mei Lanfang, the legendary Beijing opera 京劇 jīngjù singer who inspired the 1993 movie directed by Chen Kaige "Farewell My Concubine"/Ba wang bie ji 霸王别姬) ; another spectacular form of Chinese opera is the one from Sichuan Chuānjù 川劇, specialized in sleight-of-hand masks changes (exemplified by the 1996 movie "The King of Masks"/Bian lian 变脸 ).
The movie starts in Shengzhou where the young singers are preparing for a competition in Hangzhou and features iconic glimpses of the West Lake in Hangzhou on the banks of which grow willow trees). The performances, set in 1992, feature large casts of opera singers, of audiences and a big stage ; in 1996 when the story ends with the departure of Yinxin for the USA (a scene which is also opening the movie), the singers have been reduced to singing for hire on boats, or changing careers.
The almost full cast and crew had traveled to Paris to present the movie and answer questions for almost an hour after viewing it. The director, Harbin-born Dài Wěi 戴玮, explained her choices as being particularly interested in the portrayal of female ambiguity, although the initial short novel (title also translates to “Love by the West Lake”), which she read in 2016, was centered on the male character, so there has been some adaptation there.
Furthermore, her interest was caught by the theme of the decline or cultural practices, notably the Chinese opera through its "yuè" form, so the movie shows the shrinking of platforms, the decline in attendance, especially among the young generation. Therefore, after multiple interviews, she chose to let it be adapted by a young writer, Mèng Wénjìng 孟雯婧, more in touch with the present young generation.
The main actress Wāng Yáng 汪飏 (playing as Tong Chuitiao) was from Harbin but took lessons for several months to master enough to portray the yuè opera singer in the young scholar role of Liang Shanbo, the lover of young lady Zhu Yintai. She developed a liking for that style. The second actress Kàn Xīn 阚昕 (playing as Meng Yinxin) said that she had an aunt who was a yuè opera singer, so she was was more familiar with the style, although none of the actors were professional yuè opera performers and had to prepare seriously. The filming was hampered somewhat by the 2020 epidemic.
The cinematography is often beautiful, shot in 4:3 (1.33:1 aspect ratio), aspects radio, giving an "old video" feel to remind of the popular movies of the 1990s, the time in which the story is st. But it has become unusual in the age of aspect ratios 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 ; or 16:9 (1.7:1) for television. The scenes in the fan workshop were also very interesting with its overflowing pieces on work tables, on the walls, etc.
A scene played by Zhèng Yúnlóng 郑云龙 (Gong Yushan, the specialist called in to help the opera troupe understand the uses of fans in the performance of Butterfly Lovers) goes into details about the forms and uses of fans in Yuè opera: folding, with painted paper, round, or with peony shape... His shoulder long hair reminds both of the hairstyles in fashion in the 1990s, and of the androgynous character he plays, an artist strongly moved by feelings.
The movie was screened in Paris on June 7, 2025, as part of the 16th festival of Chinese movies, with the director, part of cast and production, come to talk afterwards with audience)
The movie was shown on June 11, 2025, at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, which took part in the showing of a selection for the 16th festival of Chinese movies in Paris. This was the second of two back to back festivals of Chinese movies in Paris, in addition to those brought to Cannes, and to another festival of Chinese movies in London, so even on vacation in Europe, it was amusing to add old and new gems to watch at art houses or cultural centers (where movie seats are inexpensive or free)! Like this one in the new auditorium of the ex Confucius center in Paris which purchased a beautiful 19th century property and renovated + expanded it without destroying the outer facades.
The auditorium was packed full, movie goers perhaps attracted by the facts that as of January 2025, it is the 28th highest-grossing film ever in China, and the trilogy is considered to be the most ambitious and expensive Chinese production ever made. It won several accolades, including the 2023 Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture, and was nominated for the 2023 Golden Deer Award. But it got a patchy international release in cinemas, although it can be found online.
The story is an an adaptation from a part of the classic Chinese novel "The Investiture of the Gods", and has a lot of spectacular battles involving mythical heroes of ancient China. Despite the story deals with magic and mythical heroes, we don't see much else than mortal and earthly realm of the cursed Shāng 商 dynasty, in this first movie.
The investiture is pictured as a sort of metal wand containing the magic scroll sent to help the king of Shang lift the curse that hangs over his dynasty.
The most recognizable of the heroes is Nézhā 哪吒 (played by Wu Yafan), the magic child with his fire wheeled feet and magic scarf. Together with Yáng Jiǎn 楊戩 (aka Erlang Shen, played by Ci Sha) he accompanies Kunlun monk Jiāng Zǐyá 姜子牙 (played by Huang Bo), who, when he finds out that King Yīn Shòu 殷受 (played by Fei Xiang) is not worthy of the scroll, being a selfish and bloodthirsty tyrant king, decides to finally not hand over the Investiture to him.
But the main character in the story was Jī Fā 姬发 (played by Yu Shi) one of four adoptive sons of Yīn Shòu who were held as hostages and asked to kill their own fathers, following the patricide that Yīn Shòu already committed under the influence of his concubine, Sū Dájǐ 蘇妲己 (played by Narana Erdyneeva, aka Naran). This concubine was a nine tailed fox demon who had taken the beguiling appearance of the daughter of the massacred clan leader of Sū. She also persuaded Yīn Shòu to behead his own son and crown prince Yīn Jiāo 殷郊 (played by Chen Muchi) for trying to revenge Yīn Jiāo's mother. Yīn Jiāo's head and body were retrieved by Nézhā and Yáng Jiǎn before the final battle.
Among the more colorful mythical heroes was Léizhènzǐ 雷震子, a monstrous baby demon with gray-green skin, rescued by Duke Jī Chāng 姬昌 — the lord of Xiqi and Duke of the West, and father of Jī Fā while meeting up with Jiāng Zǐyá on his way to Zhāogē the capital of Shāng. Jiāng Zǐyá tasked Yáng Jiǎn to send the infant to cultivate in Kunlun. Swiftly grown, the winged thunder god would help Jiāng Zǐyá, Jī Chāng and Jī Fā in their hours of need, when the latter fought and wounded the King, and bring them back to Xiqi. Jī Fā fled the city with Jiāng Zǐyá in possession of the scroll under hot pursuit by two Tāotiè 饕餮 statues possessed by the black magic sorcerer Shēn Gōngbào 申公豹 (played by Xia Yu). Jī Fā exchanged clothing with Jiāng Zǐyá, drew the statues away, trapping one and escaping the other after jumping off a cliff into a river. He then rode back to Xiqi while Gongbao sent a swarm of crows against him. But Jī Fā did reach Xiqi and safety, where Jiāng Zǐyá was already arrived.
I just finished the 2010 version and I found this version on youtube. I haven't started so I'm not sure if the…
Yes you are right, only the two first episodes are subbed optionally, have to click on "cc" to access those subs (same on alternate link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jnWNLWgCyc&list=PLe0TwPhOCGNXy8CkqHETjPOM_ZRNDsuas) so you'd have to apply your language and listening skills to go on with the 34 remaining episodes. Sighing empathetically with frustrated international audience : many of these old dramas are not entirely subbed. (I'm missing the "cool" archives that many decried and ended up killing).
(I had a look at what you declare watching and see you dropped the ZLY drama - I'm putting that one on hold indefinitely... can't really get my head into that one either, lol! Too.... intellectual? even for me, who does not dislike quirky stuff ; but I liked ZLY in her recent movie of two ex women convicts, "We Girls", which can be "kissed" if you can't find a cinema showing it. As for dramas, I'm turning presently to "Eternal Brotherhood" S2 + "Feud", which started nicely on iQIYI, after the thrills of LoZH and TPoL.
Not to forget miscellaneous Chinese movies watched during my vacation in Paris - why not go to Europe to find and watch Chinese movies?? There were 2, yes 2!, back to back festivals of Chinese movies in Paris these past couple months 2025, in addition to some stuff brought to Cannes, and now still on, another Chinese movies festival in London... Most movies and directors were unknown to me, except those long dead or disappearing from the 1920s-1950s; but it was an occasion to catch a glimpse of Wang Chao, well known to Europeans who like Chinese movies, and of :
Hu Mei, who I remembered from "Confucius" , who spent 18 years planning, writing, and finally directing her own "Dream of the Red Chamber". She was imho too harshly criticized because of the young actress who played Dai Yu... who now has risen to better pro in other roles. The cinematography on the other hand, and details of rooms and gardens, are exquisite.
I was trawling the Tube in between episodes of Feud, going back to catch up now; tomorrow, I will explore the Chinese cultural center in Paris bc why not, and to watch another, free, movie, part of the 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris. Looking for the recording of an old gem of 1927 that was shown in movie concert to check back on the story... that Romance of the Western Chamber, amusingly, is the forbidden book that Daiyu and Baoyu are reading in Hongloumeng...)
Synopsis from Douban : Shen Yihang, a high school student, is handsome and has excellent academic performance. He is a well-deserved school idol and has captured countless girls in the school. Once, he met Xia Xuan, a female classmate with ordinary appearance, and was deeply attracted by her kindness and excellence. In order to get close to Xia Xuan, he used various methods to make himself appear in front of her and slowly developed his love for her. During a volunteer service outing, Shen Yihang was ready to muster up the courage to express his feelings, but Xia Xuan accidentally got into a car accident and was sehttps://movie.douban.com/subject/30391352/riously injured and hospitalized. Through this unexpected change, Xia Xuan completely changed into a different person. On the day of discharge from the hospital, Shen Yihang's best friend Chen Yueze happened to transfer to the school and met Xia Xuan who reported to the school. Chen Yueze determined that Xia Xuan was the woman he pursued, and constantly created opportunities to contact Xia Xuan and asked Shen Yihang to accompany him, but this made Shen Yihang understand Chen Yueze's heart. After constant inner struggle, Shen Yihang chose to hide his feelings...
Other synopsis in the presentation : "From the perspective of an 8-year-old boy named Xiwa, the film tells the story of the pure but turbulent love between his cousin Jia Shu (played by Yan Jikai) and the educated youth Xia Nu (played by Zhan Jingyi) who went to the countryside in a special era. When a rural teacher meets a city girl, under the starlight of the folk song propaganda team, in the emotional entanglement between the son of the village party secretary Zhuan Zhuan (played by Li Yuan) and the village flower Danlei, a heartbreaking symphony of fate is composed."
Truth, they could have used a poster you don't need to crane your neck and risk getting a crick from, to look at ; I like that one : https://mydramalist.com/photos/mO6WD2_3 which is also used for the Douban page, fwiw.
Watched it at the 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris on Tuesday May 25 ; it will have another screening on Monday June 9 at the cinema Pathé Les Fauvettes. The movie depicts the hard life and lack of choices of a woman assigned to work in a factory specializing in dyeing fabric while pushed into two unsuccessful marriages and painful births over a hard period (Cultural Revolution). It leaves an impression of a grey life, even if the end is more hopeful with the protagonist Kong Xiu publishing stories in a newspaper, against the odds. Wang Chao specializes in the portraits of the underprivileged in hard circumstances since in "Orphan of Anyang" trilogy (which he wrote himself, but "A Woman" is adapted by him, also as screenwriter, from the semi autobiographical novel of Zhang Xiuzhen : My Dream, as befits the theme of the festival which is "Adaptation of literary works into Chinese cinema"). This movie can be compared with the one about the tribulations of Xiangling Sao in 1956 "New Year Sacrifice" (adapted from a short story by Lu Xun) and of the classic 1934 "Goddess" (about a woman who sacrifices everything for her child). Despite Mao's saying that "women hold up half the sky", doing so was not an easy task even after the 1949 Liberation and the advent of the New China, especially during the Cultural Revolution when they were at risk of being politically scolded, slandered, or worse. Surviving the hardship, keeping up her spirit, and finding new hopes, Kong Xiu becomes a minor icon to be respected.
Paris at the beginning of summer or fall is the best time to appreciate its marvels. Enjoy! Please do concern…
No problem, staying with trusted friends and "family"... Will enjoy the pho... and have roamed quite a bit, so I usually have a good evaluation of environment, vibes, risks, and when to use Andy Lau like toothy stare-downs (see: A world without thieves) or tricks to deflect attention to decoys and go invisible -- but I've met more guardian angels and good people than huaidans. Paris is like all major cities -and other inhabited places- one that has its cons and pros :)
(I have excuses for being tardy : have landed my "virtual spaceship" in Paris, to attend the 16th festival of Chinese movies, which features a selection from the early days of Chinese film making, such as 1927 The Romance of the West Pavilion in cinema concert ; delightful underrated movie Shadow Magic depicting the birth of Chinese cinema with the filming of the lost 1905 movie Dingjun Mountain ; the first color feature movie of the PRC : New Year Sacrifice ; the latest movie adaptation of The Dream of The Red Chamber ; the blockbuster Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants ; and a number of other movies in different styles, modern stories, regional stories, even a couple of beloved animation movies featuring Sun Wukong and Nezha, and VR movies, roundtable talks about the industry and adaptations, localization.... Several directors, and cast members are in attendance, among whom Hu Mei, Wang Chao, Liu Miaomiao. I can't attend everything, but don't regret since I have already seen several choices in the selection, and I am also enjoying the start of summer in the European capital, while trying to keep up with watching other movies and dramas online!).
The movie was screened during the 16th Chinese movie festival in Paris on Monday June 2, 16:00 at the Cinéma les 7 Parnassiens, and again on Monday June 9, 19:00 at the Pathé Les Fauvettes cinema. With French subtitles.
This is the first color feature film of the PRC. It has been restored in 4K by China Film Archive and shown at Cannes Classics festival in 2020.
The movie New Year Sacrifice (also known as "Blessings") is adapted from a famous short story by Lǔ Xùn 鲁迅 (1881-1936) titled 《祝福》[Zhùfú] "Blessings", adapted by Xià Yǎn 夏衍 and directed by Sāng Hú 桑弧 stage name of Lǐ Péilín (1916-2004). It stars Bái Yáng 白杨 as Xiang Lin Sao (Xiang Lin's wife), Wei Heling 魏鹤龄 as He Lao Liu , Li Jingbo 李景波 as Mr Lu 4th ; it was produced by Beijing Film Studio in 1956.
"Through the tragic experience of Xiang Lin Sao's life, "Blessings" reflects the social contradictions in China after the Revolution of 1911, deeply exposes the destruction and persecution of working women by the landlord class, reveals the cannibalistic nature of feudal ethics, and points out the necessity of thoroughly opposing feudalism." (Baidu ; translation from Chinese by me)
Synopsis : In the early years of the 20th century, in a mountain village, a young widow accepts to work as servant in a rich family in order to escape a forced remarriage. Caught back by her family, she is wed to He and has a son, named Ah Mao. After the death of her debt-ridden husband and her son falling prey to wolves, she returns to her former employers, but is viewed as a jinx by the villagers who forbid her to take part in the New Year sacrifice ritual ; she loses her mind. (adapted from the 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris program book in French)
The program page online also had the following interesting comment (originally in French) : "This is the first screen adaptation of a work by Lu Xun, after the establishment of the communist regime and the first PRC color feature film. At the time BAI Yang was a big star. Revealed at less than seventeen years old by SHEN Xiling's film: "Crossroads" 十字街头 (Shizi jietou, 1937), she would go on to have a successful career in movies, but also on stage at the theater. Her natural acting is particularly well suited to the role of the peasant woman she plays in this film. Playing alongside her, WEI Heling is also perfect in his role. This discreet and nuanced actor excels in playing roles of ordinary city people such as in the movie "Street Angels" 馬路天使 (Malu tianshi, YUAN Muzhi, 1937), or "This Life Of Mine" 我這一輩子 (Wo zheyi beizi, SHI Hui, 1950), but also roles as peasant, such as in "New Year Sacrifice".
Synopsis : The story takes place in a small village called Shujiachuan in northwest China, when alfalfa flowers are in full bloom. Lǐ Hán , a beekeeper from another province, set up camp here, raising bees and collecting honey, and had an ambiguous, hidden but strong emotional entanglement with Màimài, a local girl who often mowed grass nearby. Màimài was engaged, and a little boy named Sùsù shuttled back and forth between them, frequently creating disturbance, making it difficult to know where the relationship was going...
Adaptation from the short story 《花开时节》"Flowers in Bloom" by Shí Shūqīng 石舒清 Original title : 带彩球的帐篷 Dài cǎi qiú de zhàngpéng (Tent with colored balls) Starring: singer MòXīZǐ shī 莫西子诗 (also known as Mo Chunlin 莫春林) as Lǐ Hán; Ke Rong 帐篷 as Màimài Other Title: The Flower's Time /The Time of A Flower Director : Liú Miáomiáo 刘苗苗 screenwriters: Tian Yuan and Shi Shuqing Pre-released Oct.11, 2023 public release : May 25, 2024
About the director : Liú Miáomiáo 刘苗苗 born in 1962 in Guyuan, close to Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region of the PRC, is a graduate from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy where she studied 1978-1982. She was a peer of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian ZhuangZhuang. She belongs to the fifth generation of directors in China. She started working as assistant director and screenwriter in 1984-1986 while trying her hand at directing herself with 1985 远洋轶事 (Ocean Anecdotes) ; in 1987 her movie 马蹄声碎 (Horseshoes sound/ "Women on the Long March", a war movie about eight female Red Army soldiers who find themselves separated from their main force during the Long March) was screened at the 11th Turin Film Festival in Italy, and in 1992, her 1993 released movie 杂嘴子 ("Chatterbox") won the gold medal at the Venice Mostra. In 1992, she became the director of the Ningxia film studios, while she went on to direct other movies : 1994 《家丑》 (Family scandal) which won the 2nd Beijing University Student Film Festival Best Story Film Award, and 1996 《家事》 (Family Problems), and 2000 movie 《黑色风景里的女人》(Woman in black scenery)
While also working as guest teacher 2004-2008 in Beijing at Beijing Daxue, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Film academy, she also worked as editor for movies by Feng Xiaogang ("A World Without Thieves" and "If You Are The One"), and directed her own movies : 2005 《拯救艾玛》 (Saving Emma) from a true story, and 《大山无言》 (Silent Mountains), 2006 《夜深人静》(In the Stillness of the Night), 2008 《小田进城》 (Xiaotian Enters the City). In 2013, she directed the romance movie film "Butterfly Love"《蝶之恋》 starring Ji Li and Jin Daoxinxin. In 2018, her romance movie "Red Flowers and Green Leaves" 《红花绿叶》won the most popular film in the premiere unit of the 2nd Pingyao International Film Festival and the Best Small and Medium Cost Feature Film Award at the 32nd China Film Golden Rooster Awards .
On May 25, 2024, her film "Tent with Colored Balls" was released in mainland China. The movies of Liu Miaomiao focus on the humanistic expression of the hometown theme, and her work has won domestic and foreign awards many times. (Information sourced from Baidu, iMDB, Sohu, Wikipedia, and 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris May 2025 program book page, added to photo section -- I have submitted a short version of this bio with accurate birth date and a portrait to MDL on June 1, 2025.)
This movie will be shown on Saturday May 31 and Friday June 6, in the 16th festival of Chinese movies in Paris, with French subtitles. Description in French and Chinese in the program as follows : https://www.festivalducinemachinoisdeparis.com/spip.php?article766 Director LIU Miaomiao / 刘苗苗 will be in attendance.
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BAI Yang (1920-1996) was a big star from Shanghai. Revealed at less than seventeen years old by SHEN Xiling's 1937 film: "Crossroads"《十字街头》[Shizi jietou], she would go on to have a successful career in movies, but also on stage at the theater. Her natural acting was particularly well suited to the role of the peasant woman Xiang Lin Sao she played in the 1956 first color feature film of the PRC "New Year Sacrifice"《祝福》[Zhufu] (which has been restored in 4K by China Film Archive and shown at Cannes Classics festival in 2020 and other festivals since).
The two girls have performed together since they were children and are like sisters. Chuitiao is true to her nature and lives for the opera, whereas Yinxin appears naive, but knows how to work her way up by currying favour with the right people.
The two are inseparable until the fan painter, Gong Yushan arrives on the scene. As the popularity of Yuè Opera wanes, Chui Tiao and Yinxin’s relationship also deteriorates. It is only towards the end, when they are about to part, that they realize that the person they need the most is each other." (from https://message2man.com/en/films/the-chanting-willows/)
"Script: Dài Wěi 戴玮, Mèng Wénjìng 孟雯婧. Short story: Wáng Xùfēng 王旭烽. Script planning: He Zizhuang. Photography: Shā Jīnchéng 沙金成. Editing: Jin Di, Liu Xinzhu. Music: Dǒng Yǐngdá 董颖达. Art direction: Qiu Sheng. Styling: Ma Hongwei. Sound: Zhang Jinyan, Long Xiaozhu. Visual effects: Mei Wenyu, Qu Chong. Yuè Opera performance supervision: Chen Yajun, Qiu Qiaofang. Artistic supervision: Zhang Xi. Executive direction: Long Zehua.
Cast: Wāng Yáng 汪飏 (Tong Chuitiao), Kàn Xīn 阚昕 (Meng Yinxin), Zhèng Yúnlóng 郑云龙 (Gong Yushan), A Wang Renqing 阿旺仁青/ Ngawang Rinchen (musician), Zheng Nan (Meng Yinxin’s female cousin), A Hu (cousin’s husband), Jin Yi (Sister Li), Wang Xiaolong (young Tong Chuitiao), Qiu Di (young Meng Yinxin), Yang Xiaoyan (troupe owner), Hai Tong (Yu, tea trader), Yang Shu (Liu, businessman), Sun Liang (Yuè Opera troupe leader), Fu Yonggang (stage director)." (adapted from https://sino-cinema.com/2022/04/16/review-the-chanting-willows-2021/)
Notable are the numerous scenes of performing the yuè opera The Butterfly Lovers, featuring a legendary romantic couple played by two female opera singers.
Yuè opera, also called Shaoxing opera, originated from Shengzhou near Hangzhou and spread in the 1930s to Shanghai, where it became extremely popular, exemplified with performances of The Dream of the Red Pavilion aka The Dream of the Red Chamber, The Romance of the West Chamber, The Butterfly Lovers 梁山伯与祝英台.
" The earliest troupes were called “small singing troupes.” Most of these troupes consisted of local farmers who practiced and performed in their spare time. As the art developed, professional troupes gradually emerged and finally entered Shanghai in 1916, where they further enriched the form with some elements of Peking opera and Shaoxing opera. These troupes consisted predominantly (and sometimes entirely) of female artists. They usually performed in teahouses and called their performance “Shaoxing Civil Opera.” In 1938, the form was renamed as Yuè opera. In April 1950, Shanghai established the East China Experimental Troupe of Yuè Opera, the precursor to the celebrated Shanghai Troupe of Yuè Opera. By the 1950s, there were a large number of dedicated Yuè opera troupes in many provinces. Yuè opera features vivid performance that is attentive to details, and sweet, sinuous melodies that are ideal for expressing emotions. There are several types of melodies, most notably chidiao (soft and smooth tunes), sigongdiao (vibrant and passionate tunes), and xuanxiadiao (sad and melancholic tunes). The repertoire of Yuè opera includes many household classics, such as The Butterfly Lovers and Dream of the Red Chamber. Famous actresses include Yuan Xuefen, Fu Quanxiang, Qi Yaxian, Fan Ruijuan, Xu Yulan, Yin Guifang, Wang Wenjuan, Zhang Guifeng, and Mao Weitao." (https://www.berkshirepublishing.com/ecph-china/2018/01/16/yue-opera/)
Yuè opera/越劇 yuèjù (not to be mistaken for 粤劇 yuèjù "Cantonese opera) was already portrayed in its popular form in the 1965 movie "Two Stage Sisters"/Wutai jiemei 舞台姐妹. The yuè style rose to second most preferred in China (after Beijing opera, but before崑曲 kūnqǔ opera exemplified by The Peony Pavilion or The Pear Garden). This style was often performed by actresses playing male roles, whereas in other regions, it was the reverse, men playing women roles (such as Mei Lanfang, the legendary Beijing opera 京劇 jīngjù singer who inspired the 1993 movie directed by Chen Kaige "Farewell My Concubine"/Ba wang bie ji 霸王别姬) ; another spectacular form of Chinese opera is the one from Sichuan Chuānjù 川劇, specialized in sleight-of-hand masks changes (exemplified by the 1996 movie "The King of Masks"/Bian lian 变脸 ).
The movie starts in Shengzhou where the young singers are preparing for a competition in Hangzhou and features iconic glimpses of the West Lake in Hangzhou on the banks of which grow willow trees). The performances, set in 1992, feature large casts of opera singers, of audiences and a big stage ; in 1996 when the story ends with the departure of Yinxin for the USA (a scene which is also opening the movie), the singers have been reduced to singing for hire on boats, or changing careers.
The almost full cast and crew had traveled to Paris to present the movie and answer questions for almost an hour after viewing it. The director, Harbin-born Dài Wěi 戴玮, explained her choices as being particularly interested in the portrayal of female ambiguity, although the initial short novel (title also translates to “Love by the West Lake”), which she read in 2016, was centered on the male character, so there has been some adaptation there.
Furthermore, her interest was caught by the theme of the decline or cultural practices, notably the Chinese opera through its "yuè" form, so the movie shows the shrinking of platforms, the decline in attendance, especially among the young generation. Therefore, after multiple interviews, she chose to let it be adapted by a young writer, Mèng Wénjìng 孟雯婧, more in touch with the present young generation.
The main actress Wāng Yáng 汪飏 (playing as Tong Chuitiao) was from Harbin but took lessons for several months to master enough to portray the yuè opera singer in the young scholar role of Liang Shanbo, the lover of young lady Zhu Yintai. She developed a liking for that style. The second actress Kàn Xīn 阚昕 (playing as Meng Yinxin) said that she had an aunt who was a yuè opera singer, so she was was more familiar with the style, although none of the actors were professional yuè opera performers and had to prepare seriously. The filming was hampered somewhat by the 2020 epidemic.
The cinematography is often beautiful, shot in 4:3 (1.33:1 aspect ratio), aspects radio, giving an "old video" feel to remind of the popular movies of the 1990s, the time in which the story is st. But it has become unusual in the age of aspect ratios 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 ; or 16:9 (1.7:1) for television. The scenes in the fan workshop were also very interesting with its overflowing pieces on work tables, on the walls, etc.
A scene played by Zhèng Yúnlóng 郑云龙 (Gong Yushan, the specialist called in to help the opera troupe understand the uses of fans in the performance of Butterfly Lovers) goes into details about the forms and uses of fans in Yuè opera: folding, with painted paper, round, or with peony shape... His shoulder long hair reminds both of the hairstyles in fashion in the 1990s, and of the androgynous character he plays, an artist strongly moved by feelings.
The movie was screened in Paris on June 7, 2025, as part of the 16th festival of Chinese movies, with the director, part of cast and production, come to talk afterwards with audience)
The auditorium was packed full, movie goers perhaps attracted by the facts that as of January 2025, it is the 28th highest-grossing film ever in China, and the trilogy is considered to be the most ambitious and expensive Chinese production ever made. It won several accolades, including the 2023 Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture, and was nominated for the 2023 Golden Deer Award. But it got a patchy international release in cinemas, although it can be found online.
The story is an an adaptation from a part of the classic Chinese novel "The Investiture of the Gods", and has a lot of spectacular battles involving mythical heroes of ancient China. Despite the story deals with magic and mythical heroes, we don't see much else than mortal and earthly realm of the cursed Shāng 商 dynasty, in this first movie.
The investiture is pictured as a sort of metal wand containing the magic scroll sent to help the king of Shang lift the curse that hangs over his dynasty.
The most recognizable of the heroes is Nézhā 哪吒 (played by Wu Yafan), the magic child with his fire wheeled feet and magic scarf. Together with Yáng Jiǎn 楊戩 (aka Erlang Shen, played by Ci Sha) he accompanies Kunlun monk Jiāng Zǐyá 姜子牙 (played by Huang Bo), who, when he finds out that King Yīn Shòu 殷受 (played by Fei Xiang) is not worthy of the scroll, being a selfish and bloodthirsty tyrant king, decides to finally not hand over the Investiture to him.
But the main character in the story was Jī Fā 姬发 (played by Yu Shi) one of four adoptive sons of Yīn Shòu who were held as hostages and asked to kill their own fathers, following the patricide that Yīn Shòu already committed under the influence of his concubine, Sū Dájǐ 蘇妲己 (played by Narana Erdyneeva, aka Naran). This concubine was a nine tailed fox demon who had taken the beguiling appearance of the daughter of the massacred clan leader of Sū. She also persuaded Yīn Shòu to behead his own son and crown prince Yīn Jiāo 殷郊 (played by Chen Muchi) for trying to revenge Yīn Jiāo's mother. Yīn Jiāo's head and body were retrieved by Nézhā and Yáng Jiǎn before the final battle.
Among the more colorful mythical heroes was Léizhènzǐ 雷震子, a monstrous baby demon with gray-green skin, rescued by Duke Jī Chāng 姬昌 — the lord of Xiqi and Duke of the West, and father of Jī Fā while meeting up with Jiāng Zǐyá on his way to Zhāogē the capital of Shāng. Jiāng Zǐyá tasked Yáng Jiǎn to send the infant to cultivate in Kunlun. Swiftly grown, the winged thunder god would help Jiāng Zǐyá, Jī Chāng and Jī Fā in their hours of need, when the latter fought and wounded the King, and bring them back to Xiqi. Jī Fā fled the city with Jiāng Zǐyá in possession of the scroll under hot pursuit by two Tāotiè 饕餮 statues possessed by the black magic sorcerer Shēn Gōngbào 申公豹 (played by Xia Yu). Jī Fā exchanged clothing with Jiāng Zǐyá, drew the statues away, trapping one and escaping the other after jumping off a cliff into a river. He then rode back to Xiqi while Gongbao sent a swarm of crows against him. But Jī Fā did reach Xiqi and safety, where Jiāng Zǐyá was already arrived.
so you'd have to apply your language and listening skills to go on with the 34 remaining episodes. Sighing empathetically with frustrated international audience : many of these old dramas are not entirely subbed. (I'm missing the "cool" archives that many decried and ended up killing).
(I had a look at what you declare watching and see you dropped the ZLY drama - I'm putting that one on hold indefinitely... can't really get my head into that one either, lol! Too.... intellectual? even for me, who does not dislike quirky stuff ; but I liked ZLY in her recent movie of two ex women convicts, "We Girls", which can be "kissed" if you can't find a cinema showing it. As for dramas, I'm turning presently to "Eternal Brotherhood" S2 + "Feud", which started nicely on iQIYI, after the thrills of LoZH and TPoL.
Not to forget miscellaneous Chinese movies watched during my vacation in Paris - why not go to Europe to find and watch Chinese movies?? There were 2, yes 2!, back to back festivals of Chinese movies in Paris these past couple months 2025, in addition to some stuff brought to Cannes, and now still on, another Chinese movies festival in London... Most movies and directors were unknown to me, except those long dead or disappearing from the 1920s-1950s; but it was an occasion to catch a glimpse of Wang Chao, well known to Europeans who like Chinese movies, and of :
Hu Mei, who I remembered from "Confucius" , who spent 18 years planning, writing, and finally directing her own "Dream of the Red Chamber". She was imho too harshly criticized because of the young actress who played Dai Yu... who now has risen to better pro in other roles. The cinematography on the other hand, and details of rooms and gardens, are exquisite.
I was trawling the Tube in between episodes of Feud, going back to catch up now; tomorrow, I will explore the Chinese cultural center in Paris bc why not, and to watch another, free, movie, part of the 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris. Looking for the recording of an old gem of 1927 that was shown in movie concert to check back on the story... that Romance of the Western Chamber, amusingly, is the forbidden book that Daiyu and Baoyu are reading in Hongloumeng...)
Director: Huang Lanjia 黄蓝嘉
Screenwriters: Huang Lanjia 黄蓝嘉/ Peng Weixia 彭微霞 / Yang Zhongping 杨仲平
Starring: Wu Yixun 吴一逊 / Zhang Yongxian 张咏娴 / Huang Lanjia 黄蓝嘉 / Ma Li 马力 / Wu Jiarong 吴佳容/ Huang Jiahui 黄嘉惠 / Deng Wen 邓雯 / Bu Shengjun卜圣君 / Shen Chao 沈超 / Fān Shǔxiōng番薯兄
Release date: 2020-03-15 (Mainland China)
Duration: 94 minutes
No Douban rating
Synopsis from Douban : Shen Yihang, a high school student, is handsome and has excellent academic performance. He is a well-deserved school idol and has captured countless girls in the school. Once, he met Xia Xuan, a female classmate with ordinary appearance, and was deeply attracted by her kindness and excellence. In order to get close to Xia Xuan, he used various methods to make himself appear in front of her and slowly developed his love for her. During a volunteer service outing, Shen Yihang was ready to muster up the courage to express his feelings, but Xia Xuan accidentally got into a car accident and was sehttps://movie.douban.com/subject/30391352/riously injured and hospitalized. Through this unexpected change, Xia Xuan completely changed into a different person. On the day of discharge from the hospital, Shen Yihang's best friend Chen Yueze happened to transfer to the school and met Xia Xuan who reported to the school. Chen Yueze determined that Xia Xuan was the woman he pursued, and constantly created opportunities to contact Xia Xuan and asked Shen Yihang to accompany him, but this made Shen Yihang understand Chen Yueze's heart. After constant inner struggle, Shen Yihang chose to hide his feelings...
高中生沈亦航凭着英俊的外表，在学校学习成绩也是非常优异，是当之无愧的校草，捕获了学校无数的少女，一次偶遇他认识了相貌平平的女同学夏萱，被善良优秀的她深深吸引，为了接近夏萱，通过各种方式使自已出现在她面前，慢慢展开爱慕之心，在一次志愿服务外出活动时，沈亦航准备鼓起勇气表达自己的心意，夏萱却意外出了车祸，严重受伤住院，通过这次意外的改变，夏萱完完全全变了一个人，在出院当天刚好沈亦航的死党陈越泽转校过来，遇到了到学校报道的夏萱，陈越泽认定了夏萱为自己追求的女人，不断制造机会与夏萱接触并拉上沈亦航陪同，却因此让沈亦航也了解了陈越泽的内心，在不断的内心挣扎下沈亦航选择把他的感情隐藏了起来…
Other synopsis in the presentation : "From the perspective of an 8-year-old boy named Xiwa, the film tells the story of the pure but turbulent love between his cousin Jia Shu (played by Yan Jikai) and the educated youth Xia Nu (played by Zhan Jingyi) who went to the countryside in a special era. When a rural teacher meets a city girl, under the starlight of the folk song propaganda team, in the emotional entanglement between the son of the village party secretary Zhuan Zhuan (played by Li Yuan) and the village flower Danlei, a heartbreaking symphony of fate is composed."
以8岁少年喜娃的视角，讲述表哥贾舒（严继开 饰）与下乡知青夏女（战菁一 饰）在特殊年代中纯粹却波折的爱情。当乡村教师遇上城里姑娘，在民歌宣传队的星光下，在村支书之子转转（李元 饰）与村花丹蕾的情感纠葛中，谱写出令人心碎的命运交响曲
.... looks like a namesake different movie?
The movie depicts the hard life and lack of choices of a woman assigned to work in a factory specializing in dyeing fabric while pushed into two unsuccessful marriages and painful births over a hard period (Cultural Revolution). It leaves an impression of a grey life, even if the end is more hopeful with the protagonist Kong Xiu publishing stories in a newspaper, against the odds.
Wang Chao specializes in the portraits of the underprivileged in hard circumstances since in "Orphan of Anyang" trilogy (which he wrote himself, but "A Woman" is adapted by him, also as screenwriter, from the semi autobiographical novel of Zhang Xiuzhen : My Dream, as befits the theme of the festival which is "Adaptation of literary works into Chinese cinema").
This movie can be compared with the one about the tribulations of Xiangling Sao in 1956 "New Year Sacrifice" (adapted from a short story by Lu Xun) and of the classic 1934 "Goddess" (about a woman who sacrifices everything for her child).
Despite Mao's saying that "women hold up half the sky", doing so was not an easy task even after the 1949 Liberation and the advent of the New China, especially during the Cultural Revolution when they were at risk of being politically scolded, slandered, or worse. Surviving the hardship, keeping up her spirit, and finding new hopes, Kong Xiu becomes a minor icon to be respected.
Will enjoy the pho...
and have roamed quite a bit, so I usually have a good evaluation of environment, vibes, risks, and when to use Andy Lau like toothy stare-downs (see: A world without thieves) or tricks to deflect attention to decoys and go invisible -- but I've met more guardian angels and good people than huaidans. Paris is like all major cities -and other inhabited places- one that has its cons and pros :)
For those who like me were away on other business and did not jump on the bandwagon on May 30 and would like some reminders of who was who, where was what, or missed the first part at the time, my "companion piece" still can be accessed here : https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zi-chuan/123627-eternal-brotherhood-shooting-and-dates-location-and-more
(I have excuses for being tardy : have landed my "virtual spaceship" in Paris, to attend the 16th festival of Chinese movies, which features a selection from the early days of Chinese film making, such as 1927 The Romance of the West Pavilion in cinema concert ; delightful underrated movie Shadow Magic depicting the birth of Chinese cinema with the filming of the lost 1905 movie Dingjun Mountain ; the first color feature movie of the PRC : New Year Sacrifice ; the latest movie adaptation of The Dream of The Red Chamber ; the blockbuster Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants ; and a number of other movies in different styles, modern stories, regional stories, even a couple of beloved animation movies featuring Sun Wukong and Nezha, and VR movies, roundtable talks about the industry and adaptations, localization.... Several directors, and cast members are in attendance, among whom Hu Mei, Wang Chao, Liu Miaomiao. I can't attend everything, but don't regret since I have already seen several choices in the selection, and I am also enjoying the start of summer in the European capital, while trying to keep up with watching other movies and dramas online!).
This is the first color feature film of the PRC. It has been restored in 4K by China Film Archive and shown at Cannes Classics festival in 2020.
The movie New Year Sacrifice (also known as "Blessings") is adapted from a famous short story by Lǔ Xùn 鲁迅 (1881-1936) titled 《祝福》[Zhùfú] "Blessings", adapted by Xià Yǎn 夏衍 and directed by Sāng Hú 桑弧 stage name of Lǐ Péilín (1916-2004). It stars Bái Yáng 白杨 as Xiang Lin Sao (Xiang Lin's wife), Wei Heling 魏鹤龄 as He Lao Liu , Li Jingbo 李景波 as Mr Lu 4th ; it was produced by Beijing Film Studio in 1956.
"Through the tragic experience of Xiang Lin Sao's life, "Blessings" reflects the social contradictions in China after the Revolution of 1911, deeply exposes the destruction and persecution of working women by the landlord class, reveals the cannibalistic nature of feudal ethics, and points out the necessity of thoroughly opposing feudalism." (Baidu ; translation from Chinese by me)
Synopsis : In the early years of the 20th century, in a mountain village, a young widow accepts to work as servant in a rich family in order to escape a forced remarriage. Caught back by her family, she is wed to He and has a son, named Ah Mao. After the death of her debt-ridden husband and her son falling prey to wolves, she returns to her former employers, but is viewed as a jinx by the villagers who forbid her to take part in the New Year sacrifice ritual ; she loses her mind. (adapted from the 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris program book in French)
The program page online also had the following interesting comment (originally in French) : "This is the first screen adaptation of a work by Lu Xun, after the establishment of the communist regime and the first PRC color feature film. At the time BAI Yang was a big star. Revealed at less than seventeen years old by SHEN Xiling's film: "Crossroads" 十字街头 (Shizi jietou, 1937), she would go on to have a successful career in movies, but also on stage at the theater. Her natural acting is particularly well suited to the role of the peasant woman she plays in this film. Playing alongside her, WEI Heling is also perfect in his role. This discreet and nuanced actor excels in playing roles of ordinary city people such as in the movie "Street Angels" 馬路天使 (Malu tianshi, YUAN Muzhi, 1937), or "This Life Of Mine" 我這一輩子 (Wo zheyi beizi, SHI Hui, 1950), but also roles as peasant, such as in "New Year Sacrifice".
You can read the text of the original story in English translation here : https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/20245602/lu-hsun-the-new-years-sacrifice
There is also a musical version of 1978 with lyrics of the Yue opera style songs on screen (but no translation in English) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEWYL9ul_zs
Lǐ Hán , a beekeeper from another province, set up camp here, raising bees and collecting honey, and had an ambiguous, hidden but strong emotional entanglement with Màimài, a local girl who often mowed grass nearby. Màimài was engaged, and a little boy named Sùsù shuttled back and forth between them, frequently creating disturbance, making it difficult to know where the relationship was going...
Adaptation from the short story 《花开时节》"Flowers in Bloom" by Shí Shūqīng 石舒清
Original title : 带彩球的帐篷 Dài cǎi qiú de zhàngpéng (Tent with colored balls)
Starring: singer MòXīZǐ shī 莫西子诗 (also known as Mo Chunlin 莫春林) as Lǐ Hán; Ke Rong 帐篷 as Màimài
Other Title: The Flower's Time /The Time of A Flower
Director : Liú Miáomiáo 刘苗苗
screenwriters: Tian Yuan and Shi Shuqing
Pre-released Oct.11, 2023 public release : May 25, 2024
About the director : Liú Miáomiáo 刘苗苗 born in 1962 in Guyuan, close to Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region of the PRC, is a graduate from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy where she studied 1978-1982. She was a peer of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian ZhuangZhuang. She belongs to the fifth generation of directors in China. She started working as assistant director and screenwriter in 1984-1986 while trying her hand at directing herself with 1985 远洋轶事 (Ocean Anecdotes) ; in 1987 her movie 马蹄声碎 (Horseshoes sound/ "Women on the Long March", a war movie about eight female Red Army soldiers who find themselves separated from their main force during the Long March) was screened at the 11th Turin Film Festival in Italy, and in 1992, her 1993 released movie 杂嘴子 ("Chatterbox") won the gold medal at the Venice Mostra.
In 1992, she became the director of the Ningxia film studios, while she went on to direct other movies : 1994 《家丑》 (Family scandal) which won the 2nd Beijing University Student Film Festival Best Story Film Award, and 1996 《家事》 (Family Problems), and 2000 movie 《黑色风景里的女人》(Woman in black scenery)
While also working as guest teacher 2004-2008 in Beijing at Beijing Daxue, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Film academy, she also worked as editor for movies by Feng Xiaogang ("A World Without Thieves" and "If You Are The One"), and directed her own movies : 2005 《拯救艾玛》 (Saving Emma) from a true story, and 《大山无言》 (Silent Mountains), 2006 《夜深人静》(In the Stillness of the Night), 2008 《小田进城》 (Xiaotian Enters the City).
In 2013, she directed the romance movie film "Butterfly Love"《蝶之恋》 starring Ji Li and Jin Daoxinxin.
In 2018, her romance movie "Red Flowers and Green Leaves" 《红花绿叶》won the most popular film in the premiere unit of the 2nd Pingyao International Film Festival and the Best Small and Medium Cost Feature Film Award at the 32nd China Film Golden Rooster Awards .
On May 25, 2024, her film "Tent with Colored Balls" was released in mainland China.
The movies of Liu Miaomiao focus on the humanistic expression of the hometown theme, and her work has won domestic and foreign awards many times. (Information sourced from Baidu, iMDB, Sohu, Wikipedia, and 16th Festival of Chinese movies in Paris May 2025 program book page, added to photo section -- I have submitted a short version of this bio with accurate birth date and a portrait to MDL on June 1, 2025.)
You can listen to the song "Don't Be Afraid" by Mo Zixishi on this video recording of a 2020 performed for CCTV and posted in 2021 on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fts5QsDQaVU, and some other ones like 《妈妈的歌谣》https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQIpguXPOk
The movie can be streamed without subtitles on this link : https://w.mgtv.com/b/649768/20960392.html?lastp=v_progdtl