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Leon Lai (Actor) | Zhang Ziyi (Actor) | Chen Kaige (Director) | Sun Hong Lei (Actor)
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Forever Enthralled (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (China Version)

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Acclaimed Fifth Generation director Chen Kaige brings the tumultuous life of Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang to the big screen in the highly anticipated biopic Forever Enthralled. The inspiration for Leslie Cheung's character in Chen Kaige's 1993 masterpiece Farewell My Concubine, Mei Lanfang was one of the greatest Peking Opera stars of modern China. An actor who specializes in female roles, he was renowned for his great beauty on stage and performed extensively around the world, famously introducing Peking Opera to Western audiences. Pulling viewers into a riveting world of musical allure and historical tumult in early 20th century China, Forever Enthralled follows Mei Lanfang's amazing, inevitable rise to fame - from his bold challenges against his teacher as a teenager, to his US tour that brought New York to its feet, and finally to his refusal to sing during the Japanese Occupation period. Portrayed in youth by newcomer Yu Shaoqun and in adulthood by Hong Kong star Leon Lai (Three), Mei Lanfang embodies the professional and emotional struggles of a man whose life belonged not to himself, but to the stage.

Nominated for Best Film at the 3rd Asian Film Awards, Forever Enthralled is both sweepingly epic and beautifully detailed in its portrayal of Mei's life and love, caught between the call of the stage and the tides of history. Zhang Ziyi, Chen Hong (Together), and Sun Honglei (Blood Brothers) essay the three most important people in Mei Lanfang's life. Zhang Ziyi stars as Mei's greatest love and stage partner Meng Xiaodong, a Peking Opera actress famous for specializing in male roles. Director Chen Kaige's wife in real life, Chen Hong plays Mei's strong-willed wife, while Sun Honglei delivers a brilliant scene-stealing performance as Mei's besotted manager. Acclaimed Japanese actor Ando Masanobu ( Sukiyaki Western Django) also takes a supporting role in Forever Enthralled.

China Version Blu-ray comes with standard-definition features: Mei Lanfang biography and international trailer.

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Product Title: Forever Enthralled (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (China Version) 梅蘭芳 (Blu-ray) (中國版) 梅兰芳 (Blu-ray) (中国版) Forever Enthralled (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (China Version) Forever Enthralled (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (China Version)
Artist Name(s): Leon Lai (Actor) | Zhang Ziyi (Actor) | Sun Hong Lei (Actor) | Ando Masanobu (Actor) | Chen Hong (Actor) | Yu Shao Qun (Actor) | Wang Xue Qi (Actor) 黎明 (Actor) | 章子怡 (Actor) | 孫紅雷 (Actor) | 安藤政信 (Actor) | 陳紅 (Actor) | 余 少群 (Actor) | 王學圻 (Actor) 黎明 (Actor) | 章子怡 (Actor) | 孙红雷 (Actor) | 安藤政信 (Actor) | 陈红 (Actor) | 余 少群 (Actor) | 王学圻 (Actor) 黎明（レオン・ライ） (Actor) | 章子怡（チャン・ツィイー） (Actor) | 孫紅雷 （スン・ホンレイ） (Actor) | 安藤政信 (Actor) | 陳紅　（チェン・ホン） (Actor) | 余少群 （ユー・シャオチュン） (Actor) | 王學圻（ワン・シュエイン） (Actor) Leon Lai (Actor) | 장쯔이 (Actor) | Sun Hong Lei (Actor) | Ando Masanobu (Actor) | Chen Hong (Actor) | Yu Shao Qun (Actor) | Wang Xue Qi (Actor)
Director: Chen Kaige 陳凱歌 陈凯歌 陳凱歌 （チェン・カイコー） Chen Kaige
Blu-ray Region Code: All Region What is it?
Release Date: 2011-05-25
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin: China
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Information: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s): Blu-ray
Duration: 146 (mins)
Publisher: Hualu Electronics & Audio-Visual Publishing Co.LTD
Package Weight: 80 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1024474640

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　　梅蘭芳人生的第一個競爭對手就是和梅家有三代情義的老藝人“十三燕”。梅蘭芳的出現，動搖了十三燕的地位。決戰不可避免，但是梅蘭芳第一場就輸了，他還有兩天的時間可以挽回敗局。不顧眾人的反對，梅蘭芳改演時裝新戲，結果大獲成功。勝負已定，梅蘭芳勸說十三燕放棄第三天的演出，卻遭到了十三燕的拒絕。

　　梅蘭芳漸入中年，有了妻子福芝芳（陳紅飾）和可愛的孩子們，他的事業如日中天。1929年，他接到了赴美國演出的邀請。在京劇舞台上專門扮演男人的女藝人孟小冬（章子怡飾）第一次見到梅蘭芳就看到了他眼中的憂鬱，而她開闊爽朗的性格感染了梅蘭芳。他們同台演出，有了一種把自己同對方糅在一起共同分享的願望。這時，梅蘭芳的妻子福芝芳對孟小冬說，他不是你的，也不是我的，他是座兒（觀眾）的。

　　梅蘭芳因為日本對中國的侵略，決定不再登台演出，在梅蘭芳多次拒絕日本軍隊對他發出的演出邀請時，卻吃驚地聽到了自己即將復出的消息，而向社會公布這條消息的，正是匿名的邱如白（孫紅雷飾）。

特別收錄：（標清畫質）
　　京劇大師梅蘭芳生平簡介：2分26秒
　　劇場預告（國際版）：8分16秒
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10 (3)

lpham
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November 1, 2011

This customer review refers to Forever Enthralled (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
Supporting Actors Stole the Show Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
I'm still puzzled why Zhang Ziyi was named the main actress while she did not appear much in the movie? Nevertheless, the ones that made this movie interesting were Yu Shaoqun (young Mei Lanfang), Wang Xueqi (Mei's grandfather), Sun Honglei (Mei's sworn brother and manager), not Leon Lai nor Zhang Ziyi. During the first half of this movie, I was so captivated with all characters and their actings. Yu Shaoqun was so wonderful. Ditto, Sun Honglei and Wang Xueqi. They all made this movie so enjoyable. Unfortunately, the enjoyment didn't last long when Mei Lanfang became adult Leon Lai. From then on, the movie went down hill.

Leon and Zhang were so stiff and dull, especially Leon Lai. He was a poor choice for Mei Lanfang. Without them, I'd have given this movie a higher rating.
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September 28, 2009

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ok Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
The Bejing dialect is very hard to understand while the subtitles are far too small for reading. It was hard work watching. I was hoping to learn a bit more about Mui's life... Also you can never see the actors' faces clearly due to lazy cameras. Zheung Chi Yee is too short to play a male opera role. Very disappointing after waiting so long for this.l
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May 3, 2009

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 Intermittently Enthralled Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
"Forever Enthralled" is a Chen Kaige-directed biopic of Beijing Opera great Mei Lanfang. In the film's first act, during which Mei Lanfang is played brilliantly by opera-trained newcomer Yu Shaoqun, Mei is depicted as an exceptional young artist chafing at the traditional strictures of female operatic roles. Under the influence of the intellectual Qi Rushan (Sun Honglei), Mei seeks to add greater emotional nuance to his characters. This leads to a confrontation with Mei's mentor, and the leading operatic star of the age, Shi Sanyan (Wang Xueqi), who views Mei's innovations merely as a means of drawing attention away from Shi's performances. This artistic struggle, and the bizarre operatic milieu in which it takes place, are depicted vividly and interestingly.

In Act 2 of the movie, we leap ahead ten years and find the married Mei (now played by Leon Lai) succumbing to the aggressive advances of rising operatic star Meng Xiaodong (Zhang Ziyi). Zhang Ziyi sparkles in her surprisingly small role, but the Mei character comes off much less well. Just as Mei chafed against operatic traditions, now he chafes against the responsibilities of marriage, but this struggle just seems self-indulgent. Turning his back on his loving and supportive wife (Chen Hong), he heedlessly pursues his attraction to Meng. Mei's handlers seek to save him by persuading Meng that Mei's greatness as an artist flows from his essential loneliness and that Mei's dalliance with Meng is destroying that loneliness.

Act 3 of the film presents a muddled portrayal of Mei's resistance to Japan's occupation of China. He refuses the request of the Japanese to perform, but the consequences of that refusal are unclear. Then, with no real dramatic culmination of any particular theme, the movie simply ends. And therein lies the central problem with "Forever Enthralled": The first 50 minutes of the film develop an intriguing central character driven by a commitment to innovate; the rest of the film meanders down less interesting threads of Mei's life. I can recommend the film for the performances by Yu Shaoqun and Zhang Ziyi and its depiction of the operatic world. Unfortunately, when the dramatic climax in a 146-minute long movie occurs only 50 minutes into its running length, the viewer will not be 'forever enthralled'.
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