Four Moods

喜怒哀樂

1970 · 2h 20m · 6.8

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.

Lee Hsing, 胡金銓, Pai Ching-jui, Li Han-Hsiang

Zhen Zhen, 岳陽, 張美瑤, Li Li-Hua, 杨群, 張錚, 韓甦, 龍飛, Chiang Ching, Chen Kuo-Chun

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