

A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An Untold Suicide of the Last Ming Emperor
Reenacting the suicide episode of the last Ming emperor, Chong-zhen from the classic Cantonese Opera Floral Princess, this experimental short film blending Cantonese Opera and modern dance elements reveals the journey of the defeated emperor accompanied by his faithful eunuch, Wang Sing-yan, on their way to the summit of Coal Hill to end their lives. Apart from inviting new perspectives towards their ambiguous queer overtones, it also explores the crossroads of life and death, authority and obedience, love and sacrifice, power and duty, that befall under the traditional patriarchy.
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4.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10K
- Box office
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- Language
- Cantonese
- experimental
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Produced in
Hong Kong
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Hong KongHK
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MacaoMO
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TaiwanTW
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A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An Untold Suicide of the Last Ming Emperor was released on 12 September 2023.
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