In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man.
Direction
Tsui Hark's operatic visual storytelling at peak melodrama.
Cinematography
Dreamlike academy scenes vs. crushing final act palette shift.
Score
Music that weaponizes the butterfly motif against your feelings.
Director
Tsui Hark
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
HK
