Five years after Kenji Mizoguchi, Li Han-hsiang proposed his own version of the tragic life of Emperor Xuanzong’s favourite concubine (in the mid-Tang dynasty, 618-907). Yang Yuhan, better known as Yang Kwei-fei, was one of the four great beauties of ancient China. Her passionate relationship with the Emperor and the joy they both found in the pleasures of music and dance arouse the court’s intense disapproval. She was finally forced to commit suicide in front of his eyes. The film gained two awards at Cannes in 1962. JB
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The Magnificent Concubine
(Yang Kwei Fei)
- Hong Kong
- 1962
- Fiction
- Couleur
- 72′
- Mandarin
- Titre français
The Magnificent Concubine - Original title
Yang Kwei Fei - Titre international
The Magnificent Concubine - Scénario
WANG Chih-Po - Photo
T. NISHIMOTO - Montage
CHAING Hsing-Loong - Musique
WANG Shun - Interprétation
CHAO Lei, KU Wen-Tsung, LI Hsiang-Chun, LI Li-Hua, YANG Chi-Ching, YEN Chuan - Production
Shaw Brothers - Ventes internationales
Celestial Pictures : josephine.ng@celestialpictures.com - Prix obtenus
Deux prix en Festival de Cannes en 1962 - Support de projection
Beta SP - Sous-titrage
VOST électronique
