The Bewitching Braid (Chinese: 大辮子的誘惑, Portuguese: A Trança Feiticeira) is a 1996 film directed by Cai Yuanyuan (蔡元元) and produced by Cai An'an (蔡安安 aka "Choi Unun"). It was the first film produced in Macau.[1]
| The Bewitching Braid | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大辮子的誘惑 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大辫子的诱惑 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The attraction of the big braid | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | A Trança Feiticeira | ||||||||||
It is an adaptation of a novel written by Henrique de Senna Fernandes.[2]
Plot edit
The film is about a relationship between a Macanese man and a Chinese woman. The story is set in the 1930s.
Creation and conception edit
The Cai brothers hoped to make a film that showcased the territory. The production company was jointly owned by the two brothers.[1] The government of Macau, then Portuguese Macau, and the Government of China cooperated in making the film.[3]
The budgeting of the film, shot in 1995, was for 8,000,000 Macau patacas, with 2,000,000 patacas of that used for distribution purposes.[2]
Most of the filming locations were in Portuguese Macau and Zhuhai.[2]
Cast edit
- Ricardo Carriço as Adozindo (Chinese: 阿多森杜; pinyin: Āduōsēndù)
- Ning Jing as A-Leng (Chinese: 阿玲; pinyin: Ā-líng)
- Manuel Cavaco as Adozindo's father
- Filomena Gonçalves
- Roberto Candeias as Florêncio (Chinese: 富羅倫席奧; pinyin: Fùluólúnxíào)
References edit
- Brookshaw, David (2000). "Imperial Diasporas and the Search for Authenticity. The Macanese Fiction of Henrique de Senna Fernandes". Lusotopie: Enjeux Contemporains dans les Espaces Lusophones. 7 (1): 271–282. - PDF
Notes edit
- ^ a b Sallum, Erika (1997-10-30). "'Trança' é filme de estréia de Macau". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ a b c "A "TRANÇA FEITICEIRA" ESTREIA NO DOMINGO". Jornal Tribuna de Macau (in Portuguese). 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ Brookshaw, "Imperial Diasporas and the Search for Authenticity," p. 279.
Further reading edit
- "電影：大辮子的誘惑" (in Chinese). Macau Film & Television Association. 2013-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27.
- Júlia (2007-12-24). "飞力奇：回味大辫子的诱惑". 机遇 (in Chinese). - Published on Sohu News
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