Butterfly and Red Pear

Written by the great librettist Tong Tiksang and featuring Lee Tits elegant direction and superb performances from Yam Kimfai and Pak Suetsin Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom brings Cantonese opera to cinematic life The film features two lovers who have never met in person but whose poetry over three years has subtly declared their unyielding love Yams minimalist acting style enables her to convey dynamic passion as well as step about the stage with ease and accomplish the image of a resolute yet gentle scholar Pak meanwhile defies a prime minister with pride and dignity