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The worlds of Mei Lanfang

Examines the life and legacy of Mei Lanfang. Featuring rare footage from Mei Lanfang's performance in the first Chinese color film, to scenes of his performance in Moscow shot by Eisenstein, to his Broadway appearances in the 1920s, this documentary offers a look at a leading cultural figure of China.

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  • "Masterpiece"
  • "World of Mei Lanfang"
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  • "Examines the life and legacy of Mei Lanfang, performer of Peking Opera. Features archival footage, including clips from China's first colour feature, Wedding in the dream (1947), directed by Fei Mu and scenes of Mei Lanfang's performance in Moscow shot by Eisenstein."
  • "Examines the life and legacy of Mei Lanfang, a leading Chinese cultural figure. Features rare footage from Mei Lanfang's performance in the first Chinese color film, scenes of his performance in Moscow shot by Eisenstein, and his Broadway appearances in the 1920s."
  • "He was an artist, a husband, a father, a patriot, a communist, a woman. Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), the man whose life story inspired Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", was a Chinese opera singer whose career spanned from the last imperial dynasty to Mao Tse-tung. Surving two Republics and foreign occupations, he is an icon of Chinese opera who specialized in portrayals of female roles, from delicate concubines to fierce warriors. Mei Lanfang's extraordinary career brought him praise and attention from luminaries such as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Paul Robeson, Bernard Shaw, and Sergei Eisenstein. With precious archival footage never seen outside of Chinese Film Archive, this documentary offers a rare and fascinating look at a leading cultural figure of China. His rich life provides viewers an overview of Chinese nationalism, communism, gender issues and high/pop culture."
  • "Examines the life and legacy of Mei Lanfang. Featuring rare footage from Mei Lanfang's performance in the first Chinese color film, to scenes of his performance in Moscow shot by Eisenstein, to his Broadway appearances in the 1920s, this documentary offers a look at a leading cultural figure of China."@en
  • "He was an artist, a husband, a father, a patriot, a communist, a woman. Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), the man whose life story inspired Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", was a Chinese opera singer whose career spanned from the last imperial dynasty to Mao Tse-tung. Surving two Republics and foreign occupations, he is an icon of Chinese opera who specialized in portrayals of female roles, from delicate concubines to fierce warriors. Mei Lanfang's extraordinary career brought him praise and attention from luminaries such as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Paul Robeson, Bernard Shaw, and Sergei Eisenstein. With precious archival footage never seen outside of Chinese Film Archive, this documentary offers a rare and fascinating look at a leading cultural figure of China. His rich life provides viewers an overview of Chinese nationalism, communism, gender issues and high/pop culture."

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  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Documentary films"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"

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  • "The worlds of Mei Lanfang"@en
  • "The worlds of Mei Lanfang"

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