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AKA: | "Bawang Bie Ji" |
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Synopsis: | Exotic film covers 50 years of sexual, social, and political Chinese history wrapped around the story of two male Peking Opera stars. Deposited as boys at the Opera's training school Douzi and Shitou become fast friends in their hermetically sealed world, but their friendship is tested during the chaos of Communism and the cultural revolution. Sumptuous and well-acted, but the sheer length and emotional detachment prove to be drawbacks. Adapted from a novel by Lee, who based the work on a 2000-year-old Chinese opera about an imperial concubine. Filmed on location in Beijing. In Mandarin Chinese with subtitles. |
Directed by: | Chen Kaige |
Producer(s): | Hsu Feng, Hsu Bin, Jade Hsu, Tomson Films Co., China Film Coproduction Corp., Beijing Film Studio, Miramax |
Cast: | Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Lu Qi, Ying Da, Ge You, Fei Yang, Ma Mingwei |