Under the Banyan Tree

Under the Banyan Tree: Open Air Cinema

where : Stamford Garden, National Museum of Singaporetime
time: 8.00 pm (free admission)

30 May (Fri) – Hong Kong Nocturne (香江花月夜)
In this raucous and dazzling musical directed by one of Shaw Brothers’ most distinctive filmmakers, three beautiful sisters play out their trials and tribulations in the entertainment business. Dir: Inoue Umetsugu. 1967. Hong Kong. 128 mins. PG. Hsi Chang, Paul Chang, Hsin Yen Chao, Kang-Yeh Cheng. In Mandarin with English subtitles.

31 May (Sat) – Come Drink With Me (大醉俠;)
Posing as the errant knight Golden Swallow, Xiyan (Cheng) sets out to rescue her brother, an official held hostage by the Five Tiger Gang; she is aided, at first obliquely, by the beggar Drunken Cat (Yueh), who leads a rag-tag troupe of kids (great haircuts!) who sing for small change. He is actually Fan Dabei, a ‘drunken master’ in retreat since the murder of his teacher, and the plot shift occurs when he realises that the gang’s mastermind is the traitor who did the foul deed.

Enjoy!