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The Orphan of the Storm Synopsis
Hu Chun Mei Hu is a young woman who marries into a rich family. She can't accept her new husband, who is a fool, and the family persecutes her. Not able to live this life, she decides to run away and kill herself. She is saved by Dapeng Yang, the son of a good family, who decides to take care of her. But Dapeng 's father throws her out of the house and into the snow to freeze to death...
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"The Orphan of the Storm" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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