The Romance of Book and Sword
1987 · 180 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 99 VOTES · DIR. Ann Hui
Overview
The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,116 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 Under the ruIing of Emperor Kang Hsi and his successor Yung Cheng
00:07:46 What is your purpose here?
00:12:31 so that I can proIong my Iife a bit more.
00:16:34 Oh, my IittIe Snow. You and I are so in Iove!
00:20:41 Greetings to you, Your Majesty.
00:23:51 Good.
00:30:33 Chief.
00:37:35 Gar-Iok, I'm so happy that you've agreed to be our Chief.
00:41:37 Where is your sister now?
00:46:15 Master Chan?!
00:51:26 Step aside!
00:56:52 I've brought you hot water, Fourth Sister.
00:59:16 We didn't bring you any presents.
01:02:19 GO!!!
01:07:58 You've traveIed far to come here. PIease get some rest first.
01:12:17 Who do you think couId have done this, Ching-tung?
01:16:57 Your Majesty! The Red FIower rebeIs are on the move again.
01:21:56 He wiII ruin her Iife!
01:28:27 Don't Iet any one of them escape!
01:36:35 You...
01:39:38 But of course!
01:43:14 No, but you can.
01:47:43 aII proof of your true identity to you.
01:51:18 There's no need for aIarm. Retreat now!
Cast & Characters
Nuo Ai
Princess Fragrance
Shichang Da
Emperor Qian Long
Jie Deng
Mother of Chen
Cuihua Ding
Luo Bing, 11th sister, wife of Wen Tailai
Bichuan Guo
Wen Tailai, 4th brother of the red flowers society
Hachier
Mu Zuolun, prince of the uigurian
Liu Jia
Huo Qingtong
Yongquan Lu
Daozhang, 2nd brother of the red flowers society
Naichang Ren
Shi Shuanglei
Wei Shi
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,116
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line01:51:18
Production Record
DirectorAnn Hui
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes99