Runtime: 126 minutes, 1 DVD, originally released in 2006
Director: Feng Xiaogang; Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Ge You….
Soundtrack: Chinese only; Subtitles: English & Simplified Chinese
Region: All regions (Regional-coded free), PAL; ISRC: CN-F18-06-0429-0/V.J9
Conditions: simple pack, brand new, factory sealed, licensed copy
Playing devices: Computer with DVD drive; Most DVD players produced after year 2000
Movie Synopsis
In As beautiful as she is young and as limber as she is smart, Empress Wan can launch a thousand ships with her charm and fight a hundred soldiers with her sword. But something is lacking in her life. Unfulfilled in her royal boudoir, she harbors forbidden desires for her stepson Wu Luan, an introverted and melancholic young man four months her senior, who shies away from the palace to indulge in the ancient art of music and dance.
When the Emperor dies all of a sudden and his virile younger brother Li succeeds the throne, Wan shocks everyone by agreeing to marry Li, convinced that this is the only way to protect Wu Luan while sealing her own position in the court. However, Li is no fool. Even though he is infatuated with his sister-in-law, he only pretends to buy into her scheme in order to consummate his lust. Oblivious to Wan, he has dispatched his underlings to kill his nephew.
Already devastated by his father's death and stunned by his stepmother's impending wedding with his uncle, Wu Luan is pushed to the end of his tether when he realises his own life is being threatened. After warding off the assassination attempt in a ferocious fight scene, he determines to return to the palace and revenge on his uncle, whom he believes has murdered his father.
No sooner has Wu Luan returned to the palace than he finds himself inextricably trapped in a double love triangle: on one hand, there is Wan and Li; on the other, Wan and Qing Nu. The daughter of the conniving Grand Marshall, Qing Nu is as pure as snow and as flimsy as air. Head over heels in love with Wu Luan, she is ready to sacrifice her life for him.
When Emperor Li proclaims that a big banquet will be held for his ministers, Wu Luan realizes it is the perfect time to strike. Blood will be shed and many a life will be lost. Perhaps one person can laugh the last laugh, but no one will remain unscathed.
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