Query: Films set in the Eastern Jin (317–420) or Chinese-language opera
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Chinese Odyssey 2002
A Wedding in the Dream
The Grand Substitution
A Test of Love (1958 film)
The Kingdom and the Beauty
The Three Smiles
The Mermaid (1965 film)
Inside the Forbidden City
Dingjun Mountain (film)
Lady General Hua Mu-lan
The Female Prince
The Love Eterne
The Prince Becomes a Monk
Evidence from documents: Chinese Odyssey 2002: '''''Chinese Odyssey''''' is a 2002 Hong Kong mo lei tau musical film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Zhao Wei and Chang Chen. It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film ''The Kingdom and the Beauty'', with virtually the same characters.
A Wedding in the Dream: '''''A Wedding in the Dream''''' () is a 1948 Chinese Peking opera film directed by Fei Mu and generally considered China's first color film. It starred and was co-written by Mei Lanfang, one of the century's best-known Chinese opera singers.
The Grand Substitution: '''''The Grand Substitution()''''' is a 1965 Hongkong movie based on the Huangmei Opera genre.
A Test of Love (1958 film): ''''A Test of Love''''' is a 1958 Chinese Yue opera film directed by Huang Zumo and starring Fu Quanxiang, Lu Jinhua, and other performers of the Shanghai Yue Opera House.
The Kingdom and the Beauty: The film was set in Imperial China
The Three Smiles: '''''The Three Smiles''''' (''San xiao'', simplified/traditional Chinese:''三笑'') is a 1969 Mandarin-language Hong Kong film, directed by Yueh Feng. It is considered the last film of the huangmei opera films golden age.
The Mermaid (1965 film): '''''The Mermaid''''' is a 1965 Hong Kong Huangmei opera film.
Inside the Forbidden City: '''''Inside The Forbidden City''''' is a 1965 Hong Kong Huangmei opera musical film. Depicted is the famous tale known as "Civet for Crown Prince" which allegedly took place in China's Song Dynasty.
Dingjun Mountain (film): '''''Dingjun Mountain''''' was a 1905 Chinese silent film directed by Ren Qingtai (任慶泰) a.k.a. Ren Jingfeng (任景豐), who was assisted by his cinematographer Liu Zhonglun (劉仲伦). This film, made by Beijing's Fengtai Photography (豐泰照相館), constitutes the first Chinese film ever made.


The film consisted of a recording of Peking opera superstar Tan Xinpei dressed in the character Huang Zhong and singing some arie from the Peking opera of the same name. The play is a dramatised account of Battle of Mount Dingjun (219 AD) and based on an episode in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''.
Lady General Hua Mu-lan: '''''Lady General Hua Mu-lan''''' () is a 1964 Hong Kong Huangmei opera musical film, directed by Yueh Feng, depicting the story of Hua Mulan.
The Female Prince: '''''The Female Prince''''' () is a 1964 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong Huangmei opera musical film directed by Chow Sze-Loke, written by Chang Cheh and starring Ivy Ling Po.
The Love Eterne: '''''The Love Eterne''''' is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang. An adaptation of the classic Chinese story "Butterfly Lovers", it tells of the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo (portrayed by actress Ivy Ling Po, who also sang the character's vocals) and the cross-dressed female Zhu Yingtai (Betty Loh Ti, with singing dubbed by Tsin Ting).
The Prince Becomes a Monk: '''''The Prince Becomes a Monk''''' (Chinese: 玉龍太子出家 or 禪院鐘聲), sometimes known as '''''Prince Yuk Loon''''' and '''''Azalea Tomb''''', is a 1963 Hong Kong Cantonese opera film directed by Chu Kei (珠璣). It stars Yam Kim-fai as the protagonist, Prince Yuk Loon.