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The Wrongly Accused Lover

1951·Movie
1h 55min
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Low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension4
  • Fast Pace4
  • Spectacle4

Heart

Melancholic and nostalgic

  • Melancholy7
  • Nostalgia7
  • Romance6

Humor

Some satire and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Situational Comedy4

World

History, show business, and society

  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • World Immersion6
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Dialogue Quality7
  • Intrigue7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Visual Stylization6

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The sophistication of 1950s Hong Kong cinema is vividly illustrated in this film of limited budget and resources. Cantonese opera star Sun Ma Si-tsang plays a country boy who looks exactly like Sun Ma and is asked by a rich girl to impersonate the star, to help her stage an opera. The self-reflexive humour generated by the absurd situation not only provides delicious parody of celebrity culture but also comments subtly on class inequality and the perils of urbanisation. Sun Ma, who also appears as himself in a stage performance, is complemented beautifully by the brilliant comedian Yee Chau-shui as his sidekick and Hung Sin Nui, another opera superstar, as the spoiled and precocious rich girl.
Cantonese OperaHong Kong Cinema1950s SophisticationCelebrity Culture ParodyClass InequalityUrbanization PerilsSelf-Reflexive HumorHistorical SettingMeta-Narrative

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How long is The Wrongly Accused Lover?

1 h 55 min

The Wrongly Accused Lover runs 1 h 55 min.

What language is The Wrongly Accused Lover in?

cn

It was made in cn.