CCS Fall Webinar Series: Representing "Housewife" on Screen: From Eileen Cha

October 8, 2:00pm - 2:00pm
Mānoa Campus, 2680 Woodlawn Dr

本次研讨会以张爱玲剧作改编电影《太太万岁》为切入点,探赜该片聚焦家庭主妇的伦理叙事,及其与张早期影评的思想连系;并以香港电懋/国泰影业的同名电影为对照,论 析该片就「太太」故事的跨时代新诠与跨地域改造。藉由对读两部文本在角色设计与叙事经营上的异同,本讲座将管窥沪、港影艺发展的迁衍轨迹。 This talk examines the film Long Live the Missus! (1947), based on a screenplay by Eileen Chang for the Shanghai Wenhua Film Company. It explores the film’s domestic narrative, with a particular focus on the role of the “housewife” and the ethical concerns echoed in Chang’s early film criticism. The discussion then shifts to Darling, Stay at Home (1968), a reinvention produced by Hong Kong’s Cathay Organisation under the same Chinese title. It foregrounds the heroine’s dual roles as housewife and career woman, emphasizing costuming and disguise as dramatic devices, while female solidarity emerges as a social force reframing the marital dynamics in the 1947 film. By tracing the cinematic evolution of these two films, this talk demonstrates how changes in character portrayal and narrative strategies reflect the transformation of bourgeois cinema from Shanghai to Hong Kong across different eras.


Event Sponsor
Center for Chinese Studies, Mānoa Campus

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Adriana Choi, 8089568891, choiadri@hawaii.edu

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