‘ Beyond The Great Wall ‘
Cast : Lin Dai , Chao Lei
Director : Li Han-hsiang
Synopsis
During the Han Dynasty, the Emperor selected his concubines through their portraits. Many concubines bribed the artist except one, the tragic legendary beauty Wang Chao-chun. Her portrait was thus being sabotaged and thereafter she suffered in loneliness for three years until one night when she was playing a melancholy note of pipa and caught the Emperor’s attention ….
Rating : 4 stars of 5
2 comments:
王眧君为国家牺牲自己,牺牲爱情，实在领人佩服。林黛演王眧君，演得非常好，实在东人。我提他流泪，提他心酸。这是真实的历史，王眧君是一位烈女，女子在古代也有好大的贡献。
The early scenes feature Lin Dai ala The Kingdom & THe Beauty look since these were shot in the late 50s. Personally I prefer her later more sophisticated look ala The Lotus Lamp. There is something missing from this movie that makes it miss being a bonafide classic. What is it?
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