Love in Sampan (1992)

A bride gives away her virginity to a guy she likes on her honeymoon night, just before her new husband comes into the room to sleep with her. Later, she begins a love affair with her husband’s intellectual friend. Her husband is a local gang boss so the consequences can be deadly.

Così fan tutte

Così fan tutte (1992)

September 26, 2024

Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of “fiancée swapping”, which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in Boccaccio’s Decameron and Shakespeare’s play Cymbeline. Elements from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew are also present. Furthermore, it incorporates elements of the myth of Procris as found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, vii.[10] Place: Naples Time: the 18th century