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The Peony Pavilion (1995)
我的美麗與哀愁
A high school student and a pop singer meld reality with fiction as they both fantasize themselves as characters in a Ming dynasty tale of seduction - "The Peony Pavilion."
🏳️🌈 This cinematic historical fantasy or classical opera adaptation features heavy cross-dressing and gender-fluid aesthetics, layering the female interactions with rich, unrequited sáfic-coded devotion.
Cast

René Liu Liu Yu-mei

Chang Pen-Yu Du Li-li

Tien Hsin Mi-mi

Pan Li-li Li-li's Mother
Ji Wei-Ren Producer Li Guo-Liang
Xu Tian-Xiang Huang Zhi-Ming
Chen Wen-Pei Tutor

Chen Shih-Chieh Chinese language teacher
Zhu Bao-Niang Auntie
Chan Wang-Yue Talent scout
Tu Bo-Yuan Sound recordist
Florian Weber Self - Host
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