MCLC: castration in literature and film (12)

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: KENNY NG Kwok Kwan <hmkng at ust.hk>
Subject: castration in literature and film (12)
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金庸, "笑傲江湖", adapted to film the second time as "笑傲江湖 II, 東方不敗"

(Swordsman II) by Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong, starring Jet Li and
legendary Lin Qingxia (playing a castrated villain in her cross-dressing
role!)

PLOT: A martial arts melodrama. Wandering swordsman battles anarchvillain
who castrated himself in order to attain the ultimate skills in esoteric
kung fu

Kenny