Romance of the Western Chamber

A young scholar who has traveled to the capitol in order to take the highest imperial examination falls in love with the daughter of the Prime Minister during his stay at a local temple in director Hou Yao`s adaptation of the famous play by Wang Shifu. Zhang Sheng has prepared himself to take the ultimate test, but when a group of bandits besiege the royal family beautiful Cui Yingyang`s desperate mother pledges to marry her daughter off to any man who successfully rescues her. Though Zhang eventually succeeds in the task, Cui`s mother subsequently reneges on her promise citing that there is no way she will allow her daughter to wed an impoverished scholar. As a result the bond between Zhang and Cui only strengthens, and with a little assistance from Cui`s loyal maid Hong Niang the couple is eventually able to shatter the traditional societal barriers that bind them.