DVD Release Date: Aug. 14, 2012
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: First Run Features
The 2012 documentary film Master Qi and the Monkey King chronicles the life and work of Qi Shu Fang, one of the preeminent masters of Chinese Opera living in the United States.
The film highlights the intricacies of Peking Opera, a colorful, historic art form that is hardly known in the West and is declining in popularity in China. As the form is presented and, to a degree, demystified, the film also explores why Ms. Qi, her husband, Ding Mei-kui, and their company of Chinese Opera performers have made the difficult move to the United States, where they, like so many immigrants, must balance pressures to assimilate with the needs of cultural expression and preservation.
Directed by Alan Govenar and presented in English and Mandarin with English subtitles, the DVD edition of Master Qi and the Monkey King contains a photo gallery, director’s bio and resource guide as bonus features.
Here’s the movie’s trailer:
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