Literary Adaptation Movies

  • 1958
    The Tormented Beauty

    The Tormented Beauty

    The Tormented Beauty

    01958HD

    Guerrilla member Ting Siu-yuen works as a playwright and Lee, the leader of an opera troupe. They conceal their identities in the troupe in order to...

    The Tormented Beauty
  • 1964
    The Diary of a Husband

    The Diary of a Husband

    The Diary of a Husband

    01964HD

    The Diary of a Husband serves as an illustration for the arrival of the white-collar economy, in which the extended family is replaced by the smaller...

    The Diary of a Husband
  • 2009
    The Wall

    The Wall

    The Wall

    102009HD

    An adaptation of the J.P. Sartre story "Le Mur". What goes on in his mind and what happens outside when he has left only few more hours left to...

    The Wall
  • 1956
    An Idiot Adada

    An Idiot Adada

    An Idiot Adada

    01956HD

    Adada's poor husband suddenly strikes it rich. He changes his hovel for a beautiful home, but his character changes as well. He becomes overly proud...

    An Idiot Adada
  • 2022
    Worst Laid Plans

    Worst Laid Plans

    Worst Laid Plans

    62022HD

    Three tales of vacation-themed horror adapted from the bestselling book by Grindhouse Press.

    Worst Laid Plans
  • 1970
    Berenice

    Berenice

    Berenice

    01970HD

    Berenice
  • 1958
    Red Maid, the Matchmaker

    Red Maid, the Matchmaker

    Red Maid, the Matchmaker

    01958HD

    Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase...

    Red Maid, the Matchmaker
  • 2017
    Lincoln in the Bardo

    Lincoln in the Bardo

    Lincoln in the Bardo

    02017HD

    In 1862, Abraham Lincoln's youngest son is laid to rest. That night, Lincoln visits his son's crypt, a chorus of ghosts narrating their brief...

    Lincoln in the Bardo
  • 2023
    A Leaf of Winter

    A Leaf of Winter

    A Leaf of Winter

    102023HD

    We all carry our leaves, some of winter, some of spring and summer. But all leaves grow, breathe and wither with time; and so do we.

    A Leaf of Winter
  • 1982
    The Pedlar

    The Pedlar

    The Pedlar

    01982HD

    The Pedlar is a dramatic film based on the short story by W.D. Valgardson, A Place of One's Own. Tired of the rootless, lonely existence of a...

    The Pedlar
  • 1959
    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    01959HD

    The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio,...

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
  • 1957
    Fires of Envy

    Fires of Envy

    Fires of Envy

    01957HD

    A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural...

    Fires of Envy
  • 1959
    Jons und Erdme

    Jons und Erdme

    Jons und Erdme

    01959HD

    Adaptation of Hermann Sudermann's novel about the troubled relationship between the strong willed Erdme and her irascible husband Jons in the...

    Jons und Erdme
  • 1970
    Hot Milk

    Hot Milk

    Hot Milk

    01970HD

    Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could...

    Hot Milk
  • 1965
    The Girl in the Bus

    The Girl in the Bus

    The Girl in the Bus

    01965HD

    Bus Money dons various disguises on public buses to protect the defenceless from the bullies and receives heroic praise. Money meets Tai Ngau, a...

    The Girl in the Bus
  • 1969
    Spring, Spring

    Spring, Spring

    Spring, Spring

    01969HD

    Chun-sam is working as a servant at Bong-pil's home to be his future son in-law. His daughter, Jeom-sun has grown enough to get wed. But her father...

    Spring, Spring
  • 1958
    Prince of Thieves

    Prince of Thieves

    Prince of Thieves

    01958HD

    Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights has been greatly treasured by Western storytellers who are fascinated by the fantastic...

    Prince of Thieves
  • 1960
    Torrents of Spring

    Torrents of Spring

    Torrents of Spring

    01960HD

    Sojourning in Macau, Su Erning by chance helps Pan Meiniang resuscitate his younger brother and fends off the thug. In her admiration, Pan calls off...

    Torrents of Spring
  • 1955
    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    01955HD

    Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General is a satire play well-known around the world. In the period between the end of World War II and the 1960s, the...

    The Inspector General
  • 1895
    Quartette

    Quartette

    Quartette

    01895HD

    Scene from a Trilby-themed stage play. Lost.

    Quartette