Chen Kaige to shoot Mei Lanfang biopic
ANEWfilmdepictingthelifeofPekingoperalegendMeiLanfangwillstartshootinginBeijingandShanghaiinMay,withacclaimeddirectorChenKaigeatthehelm.
ManyoftheimportantscenesinthemoviewillbeshotinareplicaoftheoldJixiangTheater,whichwillbeconstructedinsidetheBeijingFilmStudios.
ManyprominentPekingoperasstars,includingMeiLanfang,YuShuyanandYangXiaolou,performedattheoriginalJixiangTheater,whichwasbuiltin1906.
MeiLanfang'ssonMeiBaojiusayshehadcompiledcomprehensivebiographicalinformationabouthisfatherforthedirector,includingpictures,recordsandarchivalfilmfootage.
TheactortoessaytheroleofMeiLanfanghasnotbeenannouncedyet,althoughChenhasreportedlydiscussedtherolewithTaiwanpopstarWongLee-homandHongKongveteranLeonLai.
MeiLanfangwasthefirstartisttowinwidespreadinternationalrecognitionafterperformingthePekingOperaforoverseasaudiencesinJapan,theUnitedStatesandotherregions.
OverthecourseofMei'scareer,hismostfamousroleswerethoseoffemalecharacters;skillfulportrayalofwomenwonhiminternationalacclaim,andhissmooth,perfectlytimed,poisedstylehascometobeknowninoperacirclesasthe'MeiSchool.'HealsoplayedanimportantpartincontinuingtheperformancetraditionofKunqu,notedparticularlyforhisinterpretationsofDuLiniangin"ThePeonyPavilion"andBaiSuzhenin"LeifengTemple."
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