The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

57m
Documentary
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The true story of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star; a husband and father whose world-wide fame came from the portrayal of women. His fascinating life was the basis for the feature film Farewell My Concubine.

Cast

Alan Chow
Unknown
Sergei Eisenstein
Unknown
Douglas Fairbanks
Unknown
Mei Lanfang
Unknown
Mao Zedong
Unknown
Daxing Zhang
Unknown

Crew

Chen Mei-juin
Director, Writer, Editor
Ross Blaufarb
Writer
Bronwyn Barkan
Writer
Christian Iseli
Cinematography
David Shao
Cinematography
Lisa Muskat
Producer
Shi Jian
Producer
Jean-Pierre Bedoyan
Music

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