Four Moods (1970)
aka Xi nu ai le
Genre: Drama | Fantasy
Country: Taiwan | Directors:
King Hu (segment “Anger”)
Hsing Lee (segment “Sadness”)
Han Hsiang Li (segment “Bliss”)
Ching-Jui Pai (segment “Happiness”)
Language: Mandarin | Subtitles: English & Chinese (Hardcoded)
Aspect ratio: Cinemascope 2.35:1 | Length: 144mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv – 1920×826 – 24fps – 5.37gb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065862/
Four ghost stories that explore the different feelings experienced by people when faced with the supernatural – Joy, Anger, Sadness, Happiness. Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
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