CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 (TIANXIE WUSHUANG) Asian New Classics

Don’t miss this delightful, gender-bending comedy of errors that blends romance, fantasy, martial arts and Hong Kong-style absurdist comedy to tell a story of love striving against immense odds.

In Ming Dynasty China, young Emperor Zheng De and Princess Wushuang long to escape their prison-like existence at the Imperial Palace. When they finally escape-with Wushuang disguised as a man and Zheng going incognito- they make their way to a small nearby town and both meet the loves of their lives, a lowly born brother and sister. Numerous confusions and complications threaten to keep the pairs of fated lovers apart-even the intervention of a goddess might not be enough to make things right.

CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 is produced by Wong Kar-Wai and directed by Jeff Lau, one of Hong Kong’s most successful directors, best known for his wild, giddy comedies such as CHINESE ODYSSEY PARTS I AND II, ALL FOR THE WINNER and EAGLE SHOOTING HEROES.