Rent The Banquet (2006)
3.3 of 5 from 72 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Locked in a loveless marriage Empress Wan (international superstar Zhang Ziyi) is desperate to keep her forbidden love for Prince Wu Luan (Daniel Wu), from a family divided by cruelty and oppression. When the Emperor suddenly dies, his conniving younger brother Li takes up the throne forcing Wan to marry him. Convinced that this is the only way to protect all she loves from being destroyed by this new power hungry tyrant, Wan agrees. But Wu Luan refuses to see his love snatched away through such evil, greed and deception. After repeated attempts on his life amid furious confrontations with the new Emperor's imperial assassins, Wu Luan resolves to return to the palace and take revenge for himself, his beloved and a nation in the grip of a murderous madman. - Actors:
- Ziyi Zhang, You Ge, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou, Jingwu Ma, Xiaoming Huang, Zhonghe Zhou, Zeng Qiusheng, Xu Xiyan, Liu Yanbin, Ma Lun, Xiang Bin, Chunyu Zheng, Bing Bo, Kai Cui, Jingyi Du, Ho Fei, Tieyong Liu, Siwei Ou, Aaron C. Shang
- Directors:
- Xiaogang Feng
- Producers:
- John Chong, Zhongjun Wang
- Writers:
- Gangjian Qiu, William Shakespeare, Heyu Sheng
- Aka:
- Ye Yan
- Studio:
- High Fliers
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- China
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/08/2010
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- "The Making Of 'The Banquet'": Delve Behind the Scenes of This Lavish, Awe-Inspiring Epic Featuring Interviews with Zhang Ziyi and Acclaimed Action Chorerographer Yuen Wo-Ping
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Banquet
Astonishing - The Banquet review by Nicholas from Chesterfield
The story of Hamlet retold in China may seem an odd choice, and will likely offend some, but meet it halfway and I guarantee you poignancy and an emotional depth that you won't find coming from the big studios. I could never appreciate Shakespeare when confronted with it at A level Eng. lit , but 45 years later and an exotic setting and I'm sold. Perhaps it's the sumptuous visuals. Perhaps it's the haunting music. Perhaps it's Zhang Ziyi's bare buttocks....
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