The Banquet
Ye yan
China
2006
131 Min
Color
2.35:1
Mandarin
Synopsis
In 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty is in tatters; infighting snarls the imperial family. Crown Prince Wu Luan loves Little Wan, but his father takes her as his Empress. Wu Luan goes into exile, studying dance and music. His uncle murders his father, taking throne and Empress; uncle sends assassins to kill Wu Luan. The Crown Prince eludes death and comes to court. The Emperor arranges for Little Wan’s coronation and dispatches Wu Luan to a distant land; he then calls for a midnight banquet on the 100th day of his rule. Poison, treachery, Wu Luan’s return, and the love of the innocent Qing for Wu Luan set up the final entanglements. No Fortinbras or Horatio lay the dead to rest.
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El-DoX
14Aug12
Wuxia Shakespeariano (chiaramente riadattato con tocco tipico orientale), la storia è nota e diventa quasi un pretesto per sfoggiare le evoluzioni marziali del maestro Yuen Wo-Ping. Qualche falla sulla produzione (esterni in particolare) e un ritmo sfilacciato, lo trascinano verso un pubblico per lo più di appassionati.
madebydanlam
11Jul11
It's one of those films that have good intentions but isn't perfectly executed. Very interesting adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, this is an example of taking a source material and creating something new with a vision.
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VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
8Jan11
Siguiendo los pasos de Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou y Wong Kar wai, entre muchos otros, Feng Xiaogang filmó esta otra cinta inscrita dentro del genero Wu xia y con obvias referencias al Hamlet de William Shakespeare. Como es costumbre en este tipo de cintas, el acento esta puesto en el aspecto visual y las coreografias de artes marciales planificadas hasta el más minimo detalle. Sin embargo, el director se muestra mucho más interesado por la forma que por el contenido, con lo cual, la cinta termina sintiendose un tanto hueca y medianamente lograda, a pesar del fastuoso diseño de producción.
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Beauty skin deep
By DT on August 2, 2012
Wuxia drama, based on Hamlet, possessing the sumptuous aesthetic symmetry characteristic of its genre. Yet so begins the start of the film’s woes: the palette having the potential to feel too manufactured… read review
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