Chu Lusiang , also known as Clans of Intrigue [2], is a Hong Kong feature film directed by , which is an adaptation of Gu Lun ’s novel about [3] [4] .
| Chu Lusiang | |
|---|---|
| whale. Trade 楚留香 , Pinyin : Chǔ Liú Xiāng English Clans of intrigue | |
 | |
| Genre | action movie adventure movie crime film |
| Producer | |
| Producer | |
| Author script | |
| In the main cast | Ti moon |
| Operator | Won Cheat |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Shaw brothers |
| Duration | 95 min |
| Fees | 2 505 283,10 HK $ [1] |
| A country |  Hong Kong |
| Language | putonghua |
| Year | 1977 |
| IMDb | ID 0075833 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 box office
- 4 Reaction
- 5 Release on digital media
- 6 sequel
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
Story
Chu Lusiang drinks with his friend, monk Wu Hua. Gong Nanyan, from the underwater palace, suddenly appears and accuses Lucyang of stealing their magical water and committing a series of murders. She agrees to give Lucyan a month so that he can clear his name, otherwise the mistress of the palace will kill him. Lucyan’s curiosity and zeal to prove his innocence prompt him to investigate the matter.
Cast
- Ti Moon -
- - monk Wu Hua
- Chan Shikai - Su Rongrong
- Nora Miao - Gong Nanyan
- - Idianhong
- Li Jing - The Black Pearl
- Nancy Yan - Qiu Linsu
- - Princess Yin Ji
- Thin Chin - Nangong Lin
- Liu Huilin - Li Hongxiu
- Zhuang Li - Song Tianier
- Ku Feng - Leng Qihun
- Yang Zhiqing - Zha Muhe
- Jing Miao - Sun Xuepu
- Gu Wenjong - Master Tien Feng
- - Song Gang
- - Chen Shangu
- - Ban Tianfeng
- - Tianfeng's assistant
[5]
Box office fees
The Hong Kong premiere of the painting took place on March 5, 1977 [6] . "Chu Lusyan" was in the top five hits of the 1977 Hong Kong movie distribution [7] , collecting over fourteen days 2,550,283.10 HK $ [1] .
Reaction
The reaction from the film critics is generally favorable - there are very positive responses [8] [7] [9] [10] , as well as reviews with a restrained-positive tone [11] [12] .
Digital Release
In 2003, the release of a movie on DVD from Intercontinental Video Limited of the restored version lasting 95 minutes, which contains soundtracks in Putonghua and Cantonese , as well as Chinese (traditional, simplified), English, Malaysian and Indonesian subtitles [6] . In the same year, a two-disc edition on VCD was released containing tracks in Putonghua and Cantonese and subtitles in Chinese and English [6] .
Sequel
The character of Lucyang in the person of Ti Moon is represented in two more films of the Shao Brothers studio [13] :
- “ Chu Lucyang 2: The Legend of the Bat ” ( Chinese 楚留香 之 二 蝙蝠 傳奇 , English Legend of the Bat , 1978)
- Chu Lusiang: The Village of Ghosts ( Chinese 楚留香 之 幽靈 山莊 , English Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman , 1982)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 1977 香港 票房 | 中国 电影 票房 排行榜 (Chinese) . BoxOfficeCn .
- ↑ Clans of Intrigue (Clans of Intrigue, 1977) . HKCinema.ru .
- ↑ 楚留香 (1977) (Chinese) . Chinese Movie Database .
- ↑ Silver Wai-ming Lee, Micky Lee. Wong Kar-wai: Interviews . - Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2017 .-- P. 55. - ISBN 978-149-681-287-2 .
- ↑ 楚留香 (1977) (Chinese) . Hong Kong Movie DataBase .
- ↑ 1 2 3 楚留香 Clans of intrigue (Chinese) . Hong Kong Film Archive .
- ↑ 1 2 Pragasam, Andrew Clans of Intrigue . The Spinning Image .
- ↑ Review: Clans of Intrigue (1977) . Love HK Film.com (2003).
- ↑ Review: Clans of Intrigue (1977) . Heroic Cinema (January 29, 2006).
- ↑ Kouf, Will Clans of Intrigue (1977) . Silver Emulsion Reviews (May 18, 2018).
- ↑ Saroch, Andrew Clans Of Intrigue . Far East Films (March 1, 2015).
- ↑ CLANS OF INTRIGUE (CHU LIU XIANG) 1977 . Wild Realm Reviews .
- ↑ Matt L. Reifschneider. Shaw Brothers Top 10 Blu Ray Box Sets - A WISHLIST . Celestial Pictures (August 1, 2016).
Links
- "Chu Lusiang" on the Internet Movie Database (Retrieved March 23, 2018)