HONG KONG CINEMA

HONG KONG CINEMA

Fresh flowers told me how much you have been throughThe earth knows each and every corner of your hearteveryone has a sweet dream that you do not want to missfinally comes this moment when togetherness happens

thousands of rivers and ten thousand mountains we went through, for this moment to smile at each otherour hearts are inscribedbright sunlight brings us happy days holding hands

I want to express so muchstar lights spread over our childhoodwinds move over all the earth's corners

common feelings bring us common desirecommon happiness brings us one common songsunlight wants to permeate all our wordswinds want to let mankind's stories spread

Fresh flowers told me how much you have been throughThe earth knows each and every corner of your hearteveryone has a sweet dream that you do not want to missfinally comes this moment when togetherness happens

common feelings bring us common desirecommon happiness brings us one common songsunlight wants to permeate all our wordswinds want to let mankind's stories spread

ITALIAN OPERA

Figaro: Five ... ten ... twenty ... thirty ... thirty-six ... forty-three.

Susanna: I must say, it’s to my liking, just the very thing for me, just the very thing for me!

Figaro: Seven ...

Susanna: Won’t you look, my darling Figaro, won’t you look my darling Figaro.

Figaro: Fourteen ...

Susanna: Won’t you look, my darling Figaro, won’t you look my darling Figaro.

Figaro: Twenty ...

Susanna: Turn around.

Figaro: Thirty ...

Susanna: Turn around! Isn’t this a lovely bonnet?

Figaro: Thirty - seven ...

Susanna: Isn’t this a lovely bonnet?

Figaro: And forty – three ...

Susanna: Tell me frankly, my dear Figaro, do you like me in this bonnet? Don’t you love the trimming on it?

Figaro: Yes, my heart, it's much prettier now. It seems as if it was made for you. And it suits you to a T!

Susanna: Just look at it!

Figaro: Yes, my sweetheart.

Susanna: Just look at it!

Figaro: It’s very charming.

Susanna: I must say, it’s to my liking, very smart and very striking, just the very thing for me. For me … for me … for me!

Figaro: You have made it yourself for the prom, as my date you are planning to wear it, I’m so happy I hardly can bear it!

Susanna: What a wonderful day that will be, what a wonderful day that will be!

Figaro: Susanna!

Susanna: My darling!

Figaro: My Susanna!

Susanna: My beloved!

Figaro and Susanna: What a wonderful day that will be! Oh, what a day! Oh what a day! What a wonderful day that will be!

Narrator: So Susanna and Figaro fell in love.

Narrator: He loved her so much that he gave her his ring.

Narrator: Really PRECIOUS.

Narrator: They decided to go steady and he finally asked her to prom.

Narrator: However, they didn’t know what to wear, and they didn’t have enough money to buy fancy clothes.

Narrator: So they decided to make their own coordinating outfits.

Narrator: How adorable?

Narrator: After Susanna and Figaro made their adorable little outfits, girls night began at Veronica’s mansion and both of them rejoiced.

Narrator: Oh, they weren’t just painting nails or gushing over hot celebrities.

Narrator: Susanna needed Veronica’s help.

Narrator: Veronica conjured up a Shakespearian sonnet to help Susanna entice Figaro.

Narrator: So they took out their feather pens and scented paper and got to work.

Narrator: The end result … pure magnificence.

Susanna: “To my Romeo ... "

Veronica: “When the breeze is gently blowing ... "

Susanna: “Gently blowing ... "

Veronica: “And the evening shadows fall ... "

Susanna: “And the evening shadows fall ... "

Veronica: “In the grove where pines are growing."

Susanna: “Pines are growing …?"

Veronica: “In the grove where pines are growing."

Susanna: “In the grove where … pines are growing."

Veronica: And he'll understand the rest.

Susanna: Yes, he'll understand the rest.

Susanna and Veronica: And the rest he will understand.

Veronica: Let us read it together.

Susanna: When the breeze is gently blowing.

Veronica: And the evening shadows fall.

Susanna: In the grove where pines are growing.

Veronica: And the rest he will understand.

Susanna: And the rest he will understand.

Susanna and Veronica: And the rest he will understand. He will understand. He will understand. He will understand …

Narrator: Well, I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

Narrator: The next day at school Veronica saw Susanna and Figaro canoodling.

Narrator: She didn’t realize that Susanna’s “true love” was Figaro.

Narrator: Of course the girls started fighting over that lame-brain.

Narrator: You know it’s true.

Narrator: But, boy oh boy, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Narrator: Ladies, let’s get ready to rumble.

Veronica: To greet you, my lady, I’m honored supremely.

Susanna: By your recognition, I’m flattered extremely.

Veronica: Please enter before me!

Susanna: No, no, you go first!

Veronica: I beg you, ignore me!

Susanna: No, no, you go first!

Susanna and Veronica: I know my position, bow to tradition, fine and patrician, with all due respect.

Susanna and Veronica: I know my position, bow to tradition, my ambition is being correct.

Veronica: The young prom date!

Susanna: The honorable lady!

Veronica: Figaro’s little flower!

Susanna: The love of all Spain!

Veronica: Her attitude!

Susanna: Dignified!

Veronica: Her poses!

Susanna: Your age!

Veronica: By God, I'll fly at her, if I stay here any longer.

Susanna: Decrepit old hag, you make me laugh.

Veronica: I praise your deportment without reservation!

Susanna: And I, your experience and broad reputation!

Veronica: So young and so pretty!

Susanna: The belle of the city!

Veronica: What distance between us!

Susanna: The true Spanish Venus!

Veronica: So innocent!

Susanna: Durable!

Veronica: So simple!

Susanna: So old!

Veronica: How dare she make fun of me, it is a disgrace!

Susanna: So old, so old, so old!

Veronica: How dare she make fun of me! It is a disgrace!Susanna: Decrepit old hag, I’ll laugh right in her face!

Narrator: Well, that was pretty intense.

Narrator: After Susanna left the fight ring, she told her parents about Figaro and Veronica.

Narrator: Her father told her he had the perfect solution to her dilemma.

Narrator: His co-worker’s son went to the same school as Susanna, and he was suave, handsome, intelligent, and rich.

Narrator: He set his daughter up with her match and now they are going to prom together.

Narrator: No, not him.

Narrator: That is one sexy beast!

Alvin: But, why, why make me suffer, longing for your reply? But why, but why? Will you not tell me why?

Susanna: In time we women grant you what we at first deny.

Alvin: Then we shall meet this evening?

Susanna: If so you wish, my lord.

Alvin: You will not fail to be there?

Susanna: No, no, you have my word.

Alvin: You promise?

Susanna: Yes!

Alvin: Won’t disappoint me?

Susanna: No!

Alvin: This very evening?

Susanna: You have my word, I will not fail my word.

Alvin: The sweet promise you gave me raises my hope so high.

Susanna: All those who know what love is, forgive me for this lie, all those who know love will forgive this lie.Alvin: The sweet promise you gave me raises my hope so high.

Alvin: You’ll meet me in the garden?

Susanna: If that’s your wish, I might.

Alvin: You will not disappoint me?

Susanna: I shall be there tonight.

Alvin: You promise?

Susanna: Yes!

Alvin: Won’t disappoint me?

Susanna: No!

Alvin: I have your promise?

Susanna: No!

Alvin: No?

Susanna: Yes, I shall be there tonight.

Alvin: Won’t disappoint me?

Susanna: No!

Alvin: And you will be there?

Susanna: Yes!

Alvin: Won’t disappoint me?

Susanna: Yes!

Alvin: Yes?

Susanna: No, I shall be there tonight.

Susanna: All those who know what love is, forgive me for this lie, all those who know love will forgive this lie.Alvin: The sweet promise you gave me raises my hope so high.

Narrator: On the other hand … perhaps Susanna will go to prom with Figaro instead.

TELENOVELA

Rodrigo: Selena, I’m going to miss you a lot this weekend at prom.

Selena: Oh poor baby, I feel so bad leaving you alone.

Rodrigo: How about you don’t go to your cousin’s sweet sixteen … just pretend to be sick.

Selena: Rodrigo, you know very well that my mom isn’t going to believe that.

Rodrigo: Fine, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to at least try.

Selena: Don’t even bother with that nonsense. I’m going to my cousins sweet sixteen this weekend and that’s final. Don’t worry. I promise I’ll make it up to you.

Rodrigo: Hey, well then in that case, you can go.

Selena: Why aren’t you going to the prom?

Rodrigo: Well, I didn’t even think to go, but now that you mention it, it sounds like a good idea.

Selena: Go Rodrigo, go. Don’t stay home and be bored. I know you will have a good time with your friends there.

Rodrigo: You know what, I think I will go. Plus, there’s free food.

Selena: Way to be a cheapskate.

Rodrigo: Hey, I paid for the ticket, didn’t I?

Selena: Well here we are. I have to go inside and get ready. I will see you on Monday.

Rodrigo: I’ll miss you, my love.

Selena: I will too. See you soon honey bunch.

Friend 1 (V): Well … look who showed up.

Friend 2 (V): Rodrigo Valencia, what a hottie! And might I add he walked in here without his girlfriend, Selena!

Veronica: Is that right?

Friend 1 (V): Oh no you don’t, Veronica. I already know what you’re thinking. Don’t even think about going over there and asking him to dance. Selena’s big mouth friends are also here!

Veronica: So what! I don’t care.

Friend 2 (V): What are you going to do?

Veronica: I’m just going to go dance with him. Don’t worry. You know I’m not like that.

Friend 1 (V): No Veronica, don’t!

Friend 2 (V): You’re crazy!

Veronica: Will you two stop being so annoying?

Veronica: Hey Rodrigo, what’s up? I had no idea you were still coming.

Rodrigo: Yea … I decided to come.

Veronica: And where is your girlfriend? What’s her name ... Susana?

Rodrigo: Selena ... She went to her cousin’s sweet sixteen. She’ll be back on Monday.

Veronica: What a bad girlfriend, to abandon you and leave you all alone.

Rodrigo: She didn’t mean it like that.

Veronica: Maybe not, but don’t worry. I’m sure she’s having the time of her life dancing with tons of guys!

Rodrigo: What are you talking about?

Veronica: Oh nothing, just nonsense. Do you want to dance?

Rodrigo: I don’t know, maybe later.

Veronica: Are you going to leave me here all alone, waiting for you?

Friend (R): Don’t be such an idiot, Rodrigo! Go dance with that mamasita. Just go! Your girlfriend isn’t the jealous type.

Rodrigo: Alright Veronica, let’s go dance. But only for a little while.

Friend 1 (S): I can’t believe it!

Friend 2 (S): What? What? What?

Friend 3 (S): Look at him!

Friend 1 (S): He’s taking advantage of the fact that Selena’s not here so he can go dance with that … thing, Veronica.

Friend 2 (S): Oh, I can’t wait until Selena gets home so I can tell her all about this!

Friend 3 (S): Wow, Rodrigo just got himself into a big problem.

Friend 1 (S): Jerk!

Friend 1 (S): Selena, you know that we are your friends and that we will always be by your side.

Friend 1 (S): We consider ourselves responsible for filling you in on everything that happened this weekend.

Friend 2 (S): We love you so very much. What we are about to tell you, we witnessed ourselves, so you know it’s true!

Friend 3 (S): Selena, it’s for your own good.

Selena: Alright! Just tell me already. You’ve made me all nervous now. What happened?

Friend 1 (S): We saw Rodrigo dancing with Veronica at prom on Friday!

Friend 2 (S): They were dancing real close.

All Friends: Yeah, real close!

Selena: What? Are you serious?

Friend 1 (S): If you want Selena, I’ll go right now and drag Veronica outside so she knows who’s the boss!

Selena: I can’t believe those two. How could he go and dance with such trash? He knows very well how that girl is. This can’t be true. How can he be so ignorant?

Friend 1 (S): Go Selena, go talk to that idiot, see what he has to say.

Selena: Oh I don’t think so. I’m waiting for him to come up to me first and explain what he did. Till then, I’ll just give him the cold shoulder.

Rodrigo: Selena, baby, how was the family party?

Selena: Fine …

Song: Today I woke up remembering the sad news, that you won’t come back, confusedRolling around in bed, thinking if you love meI loved you

Like no one, like crazy, love like mine is unlike any otherI don’t sleep because I think about the fact that you left and I wake up in the same house, in the same room, where I loved you. Hey!! It makes me feel down! Down! Down!

Song: Because you didn’t know how to understand my heart… What was in it …Because you didn’t have the bravery to see who I wasBecause you don’t hear what’s so close to you

Only the noise outside … I am right next to you and I disappear I am not going to cry and say that I don’t deserve thisBecause probably I do deserve it but I don’t want itThat is why I’m leaving.

Rodrigo: Selena, what’s wrong with you? I talk to you and you won’t even look me in the face. You won’t even sit next to me in class and you give me dirty look.

Selena: Do you find something wrong with my behavior? Well, I find something wrong with yours.

Rodrigo: What are you talking about, Selena?

Selena: Don’t pretend like you don’t know what I’m talking about!

Rodrigo: Honestly Selena, what lies did your friends make up this time?

Selena: Lies? I don’t think so! The truth is that you were all over Veronica at the dance. Rodrigo, what do you have to say for yourself? You know very well that I hate her!

Rodrigo: We danced for one song; it was nothing. What? I can’t have fun now? You said yourself that I should go to the dance!

Selena: Yes, but I didn’t think you were going to go to find another girlfriend.

Rodrigo: Nothing happened, Selena.

Selena: Yea, whatever.

Rodrigo: I danced with her for one song, I ate, and then I left.

Selena: I don’t want to hear it. Don’t talk to me anymore. I have a lot to think about.

BOLLYWOOD

Song: Without you, how can I live? How have I lived with you not in my life?

Raj: Kajal, where have you gone from my life? How do I tell you how much I love you? I understand now, when you’re about to leave me for someone else, that I can’t live without you.

Hey brother, you’re not looking really happy. Hey brother, what happened? Come on brother, what happened? Publish a card. Hey brother, what happened? Get a suit tailored. Just think it happened.

Circuit: Hey Munna, look over there, our friend Raj. This love thing has totally ruined his life. Love is a weird thing, it doesn’t let you sleep or stay awake. He used to be so happy before. What a life, just having fun all the time and hanging out.

Munna Bhai: He used to bother the principal at school, Mammu, and we used to save him. There were no problems. Who knew he would fall in love with Mammu’s daughter? Haha. We should help him out.

Circuit: Yeah man.

Munna Bhai: Look over there, Circuit. What a sad soul! Haha. Hey fool, take Kajal in your arms and tell her straight, “Are you coming with me, or what?” Ok, ok … I was just kidding.

Circuit: Hey Brother, can I say something? I have a great idea … let’s crash the wedding and pretend to be guests …

Munna Bhai: Hey Raj. You should go into her room, and… what do you call it? Yeah! Express your love to her with style. Don’t go in with that sad face, or else you’ll always stay a lover. We’ll take of everything else, especially Mammu, her father.

Raj: Oh my God! Just like Gandhi (savior)! Keep it up brother!!

Bride’s Fiancé: Kajal, I’ve been waiting for this day for so long. I can’t wait for the moment we become life partners. I love you very much.

Friend 1: Wow Kajal, your henna has such a bright red color. That means someone really loves you.

Kajal: I wish the person I truly love loved me back.

Friend 2: What are you doing Kajal? You’re still thinking about Raj?

Friend 1: If he really loved you, he would come here to get you.

Friend 2: You are getting married, you have to forget Raj.

Friend 1: We are going to make sure all the preparations for the wedding are going well.

Raj: I wonder what it would be like when I propose to Kajal?

Song: Will you marry me?, Will you marry me?Oh, for how long are you going to run away from your youth?

Song: How long are you going to make bachelors jealous? You're going to have to get married someday. Will you marry me?, Will you marry me?Yes I will marry you, Yes I will marry you.

Raj: Kajal.

Kajal: Raj, you? Here?

Raj: Kajal, don’t say anything. I need to tell you something. Ever since you’ve came into my life, you have stayed in my thoughts, and became a part of me that I’m incomplete without. I love you so much. Will you marry me?

Kajal: Yes. If you propose like this, any girl would go crazy over you. But, who’s going to stop the wedding?

Raj: Don’t worry about it. My friends will take care of everything. I’m going to ask your father for your hand in marriage.

Munna Bhai: I’m Don. Trying to catch me is not hard, it’s impossible.

Circuit: Hey Bro, what’s this?

Munna Bhai: Nothing, I just felt like doing some acting.

Circuit: What Bro, look at him…he’s really tense.

Bride’s Fiancé: Stop it! Leave me! I’m getting married today, I have to go…

Circuit: You were getting married, not anymore…

Bride’s Fiancé: What?

Munna Bhai: If I may say, your fiancé doesn’t love you, she loves Raj.

Circuit: Now go home and look for another girl to marry. And yeah, don’t make a scene, or else…

Bride’s Fiancé: Ok Bro, if you say it, I’ll do it. But promise me you’ll look for another girl for me.

Circuit: First let me find someone for myself!

Bride’s Fiancé: I was marrying her for the money anyway.

Kajal: Dad, Mom, I can’t go through with this marriage.

Bride’s Mother: What are you saying daughter?

Kajal: Mom, if I’m going to get married then it’s only going to be to Raj.

Raj: I promise I will always keep her happy.

Munna Bhai: Say yes, Mammu.

Circuit: Don’t spoil the mood, say yes.

Bride’s Mother: Dear, what else do we have besides our daughter? Say yes.

Bride’s Father: Is this your final decision?

Kajal: Yes.

Bride’s Father: Ok, daughter. For your happiness, anything.

Pundit: Auspicious time is running out. Shall we go through with the wedding?