Film
Romance of the Western Chamber
1927Directed by Hou Yao
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- Released
- Runtime
- 59m
About Romance of the Western Chamber
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
Based on the classic Chinese play Romance of the Western Chamber, Way Down West follows the love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman. Unable to marry due to their social status, this changes when a bandit attacks the monastery they are staying at demanding the woman's hand. Desperate, her mother promises her hand to whomever manages to defeat the bandit.
- Director
- Hou Yao
- Writers
- Pu Shunqing
- Wang Shifu
- Original title
- 西厢记
