Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948)
- Original title
- 清宫秘史
- Directed by
- Zhu Shilin
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This 1948 Chinese film is set in the Qing dynasty court. It centers on the emperor and the political tensions surrounding him. The story looks at palace life and the conflicts between tradition and change.
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What happens
Sorrows of the Forbidden City (Chinese: 清宮秘史; pinyin: Qīng gōng mìshǐ; lit. 'Secret History of the Qing Court') is a Mandarin Chinese film released in 1948. It was directed by Zhu Shilin and filmed in Hong Kong. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the film was criticized as "treasonous" for its positive depiction of the Emperor. However, its reputation has risen in recent years, and it was ranked as the 37th best Chinese film of all time in the Hong Kong Film Awards poll of 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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