Ye Ben | Directed by Li-Kong Hsu, Chi Yin |
Written by Hui-Ling Wang, Ming-xia Wang | With Rene Liu, Huang Lei, Yin Chao-te, and Tai Li-jen | Released on 15 Feb 2001 in China | Mandarin (Chinese) with English Subtitles
Plot Synopsis:
Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters. Ying'er (Rene Liu), the daughter of a theatre-owner, welcomes the return of Shao dong (Huang Lei), her fiancee and a fine cellist who has returned from America.
Shao-dong soon finds himself captivated by the opera "Fleeing By Night" and its celebrated actor, Lin Chung (Yin Chao te). He soon finds himself smitten by Lin Chung. However, Shao dong finds that a rich kid, Huang Zilei (Tai Li jen) is also vying for the affection of Lin Chung.
Ying’er becomes torn between her affection for both men and with a growing awareness of the intimacy between them, she finally surrenders her own love to the stronger passion between the two men.
