- Mei Lanfang (film)
Infobox Chinese Film
name = Mei Lanfang
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director =Chen Kaige
producer = Chen HongDu Jiayi CMC Company
writer =Chen Kaige Yan Geling Chen Kuofu
starring =Leon Lai Zhang Ziyi
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language = Chinese (Mandarin)
budget = $15 million (projected)
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imdb_id = 0851532
jianti = 梅兰芳
fanti = 梅蘭芳
pinyin = Méi Lánfāng"Mei Lanfang" is an upcoming 2008 Chinese
biographical film directed byChen Kaige ; it will be Chen's 11th featurefilm . The film will follow the life ofMei Lanfang , one of China's premiere opera performers. It is tentatively set to star Hong Kong actorLeon Lai and Chinese actressZhang Ziyi .Production
The film is currently being produced on a budget of $15 million (US) by the
China Film Group and Taiwan'sChina Magnetics Corp. Company (CMC Company), which had previously helped fundJohn Woo 's "Red Cliff" andAlexi Tan 's "Blood Brothers".cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965078.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Chen Kaige to direct 'Mei Lan-fang'|publisher=Variety|author=Frater, Patrick|date=2007-05-16|accessdate=2007-12-19] Unlike Chen's previous film, "The Promise", Chen is not re-teaming with his usual producers,Etchie Stroh andMoonstone Entertainment .Cast
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Leon Lai —Mei Lanfang
*Zhang Ziyi —Meng Xiaodong
*Wang Xueqi —Tan Xinpei
*Sun Honglei —Qi Rushan
*Chen Daoming
*Gillian Chung —Fu Zhifang References
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