Prince of Thieves

Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights has been greatly treasured by Western storytellers who are fascinated by the fantastic world within. The exoticism conveyed in Western film adaptations greatly appealed to Cantonese opera and film writer Ma Si-tsang, who adapted The Thief of Bagdad (1924) into Cantonese opera The Prince of Thieves, set in an ancient empire influenced by both East and West. In 1958, director Luk Bong adapted the play into a film, turning the thief of the original film into a Robin Hood-esque hero ...

The Strange Lady Sit Yat-neung

In search for her perfect groom, Sit (Tang Bik-wan) goes to a bordello and falls in love with talented Lee (Mak Bing-wing). Burning with jealousy, the Imperial Tutor's son (Siu Chung-kwan) frames Lee for treason, yet accidentally gets killed by Sit when she rescues Lee. To avenge his son's death, the Imperial Tutor tricks the couple into joining force in overthrowing the emperor and plans to accuse them of treason. Sit, who turns out to be the emperor's long-lost daughter, follows Lee to the palace for investigation. In the film, Tang Bik-wa...

Happy Wedlock

A light romantic-comedy about mothers who want their daughters to settle down and marry. So they try to lure new male tenants into renting a room in their apartment, hoping love will spark between them and their daughters. Lai-wan terribly disagrees with her mother’s philosophy of searching for suitors like this, and does her best to avoid her tenant. However, her younger sister Lai-ha constantly encourages Lai-wan to fall in love, while also helping the new tenant win her heart. Lai-wan’s cousin Sau-chu is also facing a similar situation bu...