Forever Enthralled
2008 Chinese film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Forever Enthralled?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
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.
Quick Facts Forever Enthralled, Chinese name ...
Forever Enthralled | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 梅蘭芳 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 梅兰芳 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Mei Lanfang | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Release date |
| ||||||||||
Running time | 146 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||
Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
Budget | $15 million |
Close
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]