Chui lian ting zheng (1983)

Original title

垂簾聽政

Directed by

Li Han-hsiang

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Empress Dowager Cixi as she maneuvers to seize power after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor. It shows her political machinations and conflicts with other court figures in Qing dynasty China.

grandtensehistoricalstatelysomberschemingdeliberateformal

What happens

Reign Behind a Curtain (Chinese: 垂簾聽政) is a 1983 historical drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. The sequel to The Burning of Imperial Palace, the film tells the story of Cixi's consolidation of power. It stars Liu Xiaoqing as Empress Dowager Cixi, Chan Wah as Empress Dowager Ci'an and Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor. The film was nominated for eight awards at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards and won two. Tony Leung, who made his debut in The Burning of Imperial Palace, won the Best Actor Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Zhai bei gao bei hou (1983)
• The Story Shouldn't Had Happend (1983)
• The Burning of Yuan Ming Yuan (1983)
• The Empress Dowager (1989)
• The Devoted Soldier (1983)
• Farewell My Concubine (1993)
• The Undaunted Wudang (1983)
• Girl Students' Dormitory (1983)