The Silent Thrush (1993)

The Silent Thrush 1993 / 失聲畫眉 1993 / Shi Sheng Hua Mei , Lost Thrush

‟The Silent Thrush‟ tells the story of Mu Yun, a young woman who joins a Taiwanese opera company. Ka Hung, the company's star actress (who is Mu Yun's childhood idol) soon falls in love with Mu Yun. This provokes the intense jealousy of Ka Hung's longtime lover, Ai Cheng. Their melodrama of lesbian love is played out against the backdrop of the troupe's day-to-day problems. (Source: IMDb.com) ~~ Adapted from the novel ‟A Silent Thrush‟ (失聲畫眉) by Ling Yan.