Forever Enthralled (2008)

Original title

梅蘭芳

Directed by

Chen Kaige

Genre

biographical film, historical film, romantic drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical film follows the life of Mei Lanfang, a famous Chinese opera performer. It shows his artistic career and personal relationships over many years.

dramatichistoricalemotionalslow-pacedelegantsolemnintrospectivebittersweet

What happens

Forever Enthralled (Chinese: 梅蘭芳) is a Chinese biographical film directed by Chen Kaige; the film marks Chen's eleventh feature film as a director. Forever Enthralled follows the life of Mei Lanfang, one of China's premiere opera performers. It stars Leon Lai as Mei, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei and Masanobu Andō. Known during production as Mei Lanfang, the film's English title was changed in November 2008, shortly before its release, to Forever Enthralled. The film was shown in competition at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival for the Golden Bear award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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