Princess Yang Kwei-fei
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In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
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A visually stunning, operatic tragedy. This film feels like a lavish, melancholic dream of forbidden love and the crushing weight of fate within an opulent imperial court. It's a slow, deliberate descent into sorrow.
opulenttragicromanticmelancholicslow-burnperiod dramaclassical chinese cinemalush visualsoperaticlovepowerbetrayalfate
tang dynastyconcubineempresschinese emperorrevoltpalace intrigue
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