Homage to and parody on the popular Cantonese cinema in the fifties and sixties and now itself a high point in Hong Kong film history.Around a wafer-thin story-line, the film is bursting with well¬known film stars, songs, scenes and dialogues, naturally packed in amazing stunt-work and breathtaking choreography. The actors portray idols from previous eras or parody their own character – like Fung Bo Bo, the former Shirley Temple of Hong Kong. The Black Rose from the title is one of those well-known personalities: the masked hero from a well-known and beloved series of thrillers.Someone wrote about the film: ’92 The Legendary La Rose Noire is hilarious: if you don’t laugh and are not charmed, you are probably made of stone. The film bursts with energy and surefire laughter.’
