Flower Drum Song

This film (drama)Also known asFlower Drum Song，is aUnited StatesProducerwomen sex，At1961Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish, Cantonese，Current Douban rating6.7(For reference only)。

"Flower Drum Song" is based on the novel of the same name by C.Y. Lee (黎锦扬), adapted into a musical by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The show premiered on December 1, 1958, at the St. James Theatre in New York, running for six hundred performances on Broadway, and later opened at the Palace Theatre in London on March 24, 1960. In 1961, it was adapted into a film by Universal Pictures, starring the famous Asian actress Nancy Kwan as Linda. In 2002, under the careful planning of Yang Chih-ho, former publisher of A Magazine, the musical returned to Broadway at the Virginia Theatre in late September. The new script was innovatively rewritten by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and featured an all-Asian cast for the first time, including Filipino actress Lea Salonga, known for her role in "Miss Saigon," as the female lead, and Jose Liana, who starred in the musical "The King and I," as the King. The production ended on March 16, 2003, but there are legends of plans for a North American tour. The new storyline differs slightly from the old version, but the songs remain the same. The following introduction pertains to the original storyline. Although not the most successful collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein, the achievements of "Flower Drum Song" are significant. The show can be seen as a pioneer of musical comedy, standing out among more serious musicals of the time. Additionally, it is one of the few musicals centered around the lives of Chinese people. The story of "Flower Drum Song" is set in Chinatown in San Francisco. It revolves around the conflicts and generational gaps among several generations within the Chinese community in Chinatown. While the older generation stubbornly clings to Chinese customs, the younger generation growing up in Chinatown identifies more with American ways of thinking and living. However, in line with comedic tradition, a happy ending is essential, and the protagonists end up together. Since it is one of the rare musicals based on Chinese themes, it warrants further discussion about the novel and its author, C.Y. Lee. C.Y. Lee, born in Hunan, is one of the renowned linguists among the Lee brothers. He immigrated to the United States and wrote "Flower Drum Song" in the 1940s (also translated as "花鼓歌" or "花鼓曲"). He is the second Chinese author to write in English after Lin Yutang. His most famous work is undoubtedly "Flower Drum Song," and he also published short stories in The New Yorker, most of which depict life in the Yunnan-Burma region towards the end of World War II, later compiled into a collection titled "The Corner of Heaven." However, he also wrote an anti-communist novel titled "Tian Chou," which reportedly contains a chapter that vividly describes the suffering of Wang Guangmei, but is too politically charged and can only be considered a political tool rather than literature. As for "Flower Drum Song," I haven't had the fortune to read the original, and the story after its adaptation into a musical has likely changed significantly, so it remains for those who have read the novel to share their thoughts. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Art Direction (Color), Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color), Musical Scoring, and Sound.