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Mixing Shakespeare with the great dynasties of China
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The tale of "The Banquet" is a loose adaptation of "Hamlet," that
happens during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (AD 907-
960), after the falling of the glorious Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
In one of the kingdoms, Li (Ge You), the emperor's brother, seizes
the throne. The widowed Queen Wan (Zhang Ziyi) marries the new
emperor to protect herself and the Prince Wu Luan (Daniel Wu), who is
in love with her and is now her stepson.
Wan at first pins her hopes on Wu Luan,...
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Mixing Shakespeare with the great dynasties of China
China Daily
; The tale of "The Banquet" is a loose adaptation of "Hamlet," that happens during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (AD 907- 960), after the falling of the glorious Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). In one of the kingdoms, Li (Ge You), the emperor's brother, seizes the throne. The widowed Queen
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Zhang: Lovelorn and sensual.(Reel Score by Mario E. Bautista)
Manila Bulletin
; Byline: Mario E Bautista THE BANQUET' (Ye Yan) is an elaborately produced Chinese costume film loosely based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The dialogue is in Mandarin with English subtitles. The role of Hamlet, though, is diminished and the character with the bigger part is that of Gertrude,
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The Banquet.(Movie review)
Variety
; (YE YAN) (CHINA-HONG KONG) A Huayi Brothers Pictures (China)/Media Asia Films (Hong Kong) presentation of a Huayi Brothers Pictures production. (International sales: Huayi, Beijing/Media Asia, H.K.) Produced by Wang Zhongjun, John Chong. Executive producers, Yuen Woping, Wang Zhonglei. Executives
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FILM REVIEWS
Sunday Star-Times
; THE BANQUET (R16 - violence) Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Wu, You Ge, Xun Zhou. Directed by Xiaogang Feng. 132 mins. Opens July 26. HHH12 THOSE OF a sensitive disposition should take note of the mention of violence in the rating. There is more blood here than in a Taranaki slaughterhouse after a busy shift
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Alas, poor Feng
China Daily
; The main courses of a banquet are supposed to be the most delicious dishes. Not so for director Feng Xiaogang's latest film. "The Banquet" uses the eye-catching stage of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in 10th-century China. There is a story of intrigue, revenge and love, and features a star-studded cast.
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Also Showing
The Independent - London
; The Last Mistress (15) Catherine Breillat ** Sexual provocateur Catherine Breillat changes genre here with a period tale of amour fou that recalls the scandalous intrigue and heaving bosoms of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. It is 1835, some 50 years on from the era of Laclos, and dissolute aristocrat
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(book review)
Philosophy East and West
; Asian Values and Human Rights: A Confucian Communitarian Perspective. By Wm. Theodore de Bary. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998. Pp. 196. Hardcover $27.95. Reviewed by John Trowbridge University of Hawai'i and the East-West Center Wm. Theodore de Bary's Asian Values and Human Rights: A
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