blogs  
 
yournews
   
 
Video Photos Finance Travel Weather Discussion TV Shows
| |
 
  Home ›
 
Singapore News

 

MediaCorp's "881" focuses on 'getai' culture in Singapore
Posted: 01 August 2007 2354 hrs

 
 
Photos  of

   
 


SINGAPORE: Loud and colourful 'getai' or 'song-stage' performers are taking the centrestage in MediaCorp Raintree Pictures' latest movie, "881".

Director Roystan Tan and the actors made a special entrance to the news conference on Wednesday using a lorry that was also featured in the movie.

In fact, the entire meet-the-media session was held in a getai setting.

The main characters in the movie are the singing duo, known as the Papaya Sisters, who perform for the spirits of the dead, believed to roam the earth during the 7th Lunar month.

And parts of the movie show characters speaking in Hokkien – a dialect not understood by its director and lead actor Qi Yuwu.

Despite that, Tan and Qi joked that they have picked up the skill of singing Hokkien songs.

MediaCorp Raintree Pictures hopes that this movie can reflect Singapore's unique culture in the international market.

"881" was sold to distributors in Japan, even before the film production ended.

The movie will be screened islandwide on National Day, 9 August.


- CNA/so

 


Other singapore News
Rehabilitation medicine to play bigger role
Costs a worry if employers' CPF rate raised
SMRT extends inquiries deadline to March
GE results due to economic issues, says Shanmugam
S'pore should try to up construction productivity: Khaw
Continuous improvements in education system needed: Education Minister
Singaporeans supportive of climate change actions
40 firefighters tackle fire at Riverside Road factory
MOE introduces new component in lower secondary humanities subjects
9 NMPs formally appointed
Educate public on need for social services: Chan Chun Sing
Police coast guards present patrol boats to Indonesian counterparts
2 Bedok hawker centres to be upgraded
Body found under CTE flyover
Man arrested for impersonating cop
Police bust illegal gambling den
43-year-old man jailed for having sex with minor
2 young women found dead at Changi chalet
Chinese national charged after "kicking policeman in groin"
Fire at Riverside Road factory under control
Govt to build 10 more family centres to bring help closer

 

 
Affiliate Sites:
 
About Us  |  Contact Us  |  Advertise with Us  |  Terms & Conditions