Chinese Odyssey 2002
Chinese Odyssey is a 2002 Hong Kong mo lei tau film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and produced by Wong Karwai. It stars Tony Leung ChiuWai, Faye Wong, Zhao Wei and Chang Chen. It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film The Kingdom and the Beauty, with virtually the same characters. It was released during the Chinese New Year, following the practice of the Hong Kong movie industry to boost comedy ticket sales during the holiday season.
Faye Wong is cast as a runaway princess who is dressed as a man, a disguise which fools both Long and Feng. Long immediately decides that he likes his newfound friend so much that he will entrust his sisters hand in marriage to him. The princess, of course, cannot marry another woman and tried to fend off Longs suggestions of a match but also, she is attracted to Long.Emperor Zheng De Chang Chen also leaves his palace temporarily to search for his missing sister. He dresses like a commoner and by a twist of fate meets Feng. He is smitten with Feng, and begins to court her, while keeping his imperial identity secret from her. His motives for leaving the palace also included the fact that he is unhappy and lonely at court and wants to escape the smothering influence of the Empress Dowager Rebecca Pan, his mother, who plays a dictatorial role in the actions of her son. A convoy of imperial guards try to protect him while he is out in town and bring the Emperor back to the palace, but unsuccessfully. ........
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