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Let's Cine : Madame Butterfly

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Let's Cines

Film is not only a kind of entertainment but also a form of art.  The Hong Kong Film Archive has selected ten films which are especially appropriate for students, including engaging and inspiring local animations, feature films that reflect the pulse of the times, and film adaptations of literary classics that align with the new senior secondary Chinese Language curriculum.  Post-screening talks conducted by well-known film critics will further enable students to understand the unique position that film holds in our history and culture.

 

Madame Butterfly

Director: Yi Wen (aka Evan Yang)
Screenwriter: Di Yi (aka Chen Dieyi)
Cast: Li Lihua, Huang Ho, Lo Wei, Ma Li, Lin Jing, Chung Ching
Production: Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company
1956 / Melodrama / Black & White / Cantonese (Dubbed)* / 95 min

(followed by a post-screening talk)

John Luther Long's tragic romance between a Japanese geisha and an American military officer has spawned numerous adaptations onstage and onscreen, not to mention the iconic opera by Giacomo Puccini.  In Yi Wen's (aka Evan Yang) Mandarin adaptation, the character of the geisha is now a glamorous singer (Li Lihua), and the military officer is a young man from Hong Kong (Huang He).  Screenwriter Di Yi (aka Chen Die-yi) also changed the story to give the lovers a happy ending.  Filmed on location in Japan, the film offers an invaluable visual record of post-war Japan.

Date
6.11.2025 (Thu)
Venue
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Time
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Target
S.1 - S.6 students
Ticket price
$12 (Students, Teachers, Parents)
Duration
2 hours
Capacity per performance
90 (Minimum no. of participants per school is 40.  A minimum charge of admission fee for 40 participants will be applied in the event of less than 40 participants.)

Language

Post-screening talk will be conducted in Cantonese

Remark

*The film was produced in Mandarin, but the copy held by The Hong Kong Film Archive is in Cantonese.

  • Last modified : 30.07.2025