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The Banquet (Chinese: 夜宴), released on DVD in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun.
A lot of the traditional, minimalist Chinese performance and music seem like (Western) avant-garde modern dance. There's a lot of over-the-top Shakespearean melodrama and wuxia fighting going on too. And everybody dies.
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- Huayi Brothers Pictures, Media Asia
- Feng Xiaogang
- Profile
- Plot
- Cast
Movie:The BanquetChinese:夜宴 (Ye yan)Director: Feng XiaogangWriter: Gangjian QiuIn 907 A.D. China, Prince Wuluan meets a maiden known as “Little Wan” and they become romantically involved. Unceremoniously, Prince Wuluan’s father, the Emperor of the China, steps in and marries Little Wan for himself. Prince Wuluan is now heartbroken and retreats to the southern heartlands of China, seeking solace in the art of music and dance. ...
Ye yan: Directed by Xiaogang Feng. With Ziyi Zhang, You Ge, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou. A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos.
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- Action, Drama, Fantasy
- Xiaogang Feng
- 2006-09-15
Critics reviews. In 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty is in tatters, and the Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister, and the General all have their own enemies and agendas…
Eighteen Springs (simplified Chinese: 半生缘; traditional Chinese: 半生緣; pinyin: Bànshēng Yuán) is a 1997 romantic drama directed by Ann Hui and starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production, based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang.
Ye Xiaogang. Ye Xiaogang (simplified Chinese: 叶小纲; traditional Chinese: 葉小綱; pinyin: Yè Xiǎogāng; born September 23, 1955) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. [1]
