A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An untold suicide of the last Ming emperor

A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An untold suicide of the last Ming emperor (2023) is a drama film directed by Kitty Yeung.

Reenacting the suicide episode of the last Ming emperor, Chong-zhen from the classic Cantonese Opera Floral Princess, this experimental short film blending Cantonese Opera and modern dance elements reveals the journey of the defeated emperor accompanied by his faithful eunuch, Wang Sing-yan, on their way to the summit of Coal Hill to end their lives. Apart from inviting new perspectives towards their ambiguous queer overtones, it also explores the crossroads of life and death, authority and obedience, love and sacrifice, power and duty, that befall under the traditional patriarchy.

Cast

Ix Wong

Emperor Chong-zhen

Chen Huijian

Wang Sing-yan