Red Maid, the Matchmaker
Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase her talents in making us laugh! She plays the spritely titled character, brandishing a fresh image. The film is an adaptation of the literary classic Romance of the Western Chamber, in which the Prime Minister's daughter (Law Yim-hing), under siege from rebel soldiers, is rescued by a plan formulated by a poor scholar (Law Kim-long), with whom she is in love. But her mother (Poon Yat On) reneges afterwards on her promise to let the rescuer marry the daughter, and the clever Red Maid steps up as go-between, devising a series of sharp-witted tactics to help the lovers.
Directed by Lung To · Written by Fung King
Cast
- Fong Yim-Fen Red Maid
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Law Kim-Long Cheung Kwan-Shui -
Law Yim-Hing Chui Ang-Ang - Poon Yat-On Madam Chui
- Lam Gam-Tong Foon Long (Young man the Foon)
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Lau Hak-Suen Cheng Hang - Lau Siu-Man Buddhist monk
Make it a double feature
3h 45m together
Red Maid, the Matchmaker
White Christmas
A close match in mood and era.
