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| Traditional Chinese | 梅蘭芳 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梅兰芳 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mei Lanfang | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Chen Kaige | ||||||||||
| Written by | Chang Chia-lu Geling Yan Chen Kuo-fu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Han Sanping Du Jiayi | ||||||||||
| Starring | Leon Lai Zhang Ziyi Sun Honglei Masanobu Andō | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoshi | ||||||||||
| Music by | Zhao Jiping | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | China Film Group | ||||||||||
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Running time | 146 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Budget | $15 million | ||||||||||
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.[1]
The film was shown in competition at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival for the Golden Bear award.[2]
- ^ Lim, Marcus; Coonan, Clifford (2008-11-05). "Chen Kaige "Forever Enthralled" by opera star". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Story of Chinese opera star heads up Berlinale Asian lineup Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. The Earth Times. 01-28-2009