Main actors: Chingmy Yau, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Yu Rongguang.
Place of production: Hong Kong
Brief introduction to the secret life of Cixi;
During the Xianfeng period, Hui Yulan, a "little watermelon", was chosen as the concubine of Palace of Gathered Elegance, and the concubines were jealous. Hui Yulan knew that if she could not get the emperor's love, she would only waste her life and finally die of old age in the palace. She rushed back to her hometown under the pretext of her father's critical illness, and invited three aunts and six grandmothers to teach her. It took seven days to change her life. She used Xiaoanzi to win the favor of the emperor, and used her posture to lure Prince Gong to join forces against the eight ministers who assisted the young master, and eliminated them one by one. Taking advantage of the status of young mistress and queen mother to listen to politics, he has mastered the supreme power ...
Fall in love with the country
Chinese name: Fall in love with the country
English name: The Empress Dowager
Year: 1975
Region: Hongkong, China
Category: plot
Language: mandarin
Subtitles: Plug-in Chinese/English
Length: 107 Mins
Director: Li Hanxiang
Starring: Lisa Lu, Ling Bo, Tommy Tam and Xiao Yao.
Introduction: In the 20th year of Guangxu, the Western Empress Dowager (Lisa Lu) was 60 years old. Although she had returned to Guangxu Emperor (Tommy Tam), she was still in power. And sent a little eunuch KouLianCai (John Chiang), to serve.
In the name of Guangxu, the implementation of surveillance. Guangxu wanted to do something, but because of indecision, he could not get rid of the manipulation of the Western Empress Dowager. Fortunately, Zhen Fei (Xiao Yao) comforted her, but she was trapped by the Queen (Ling Bo) and others.
Harm ... "America laguna", an honorary masterpiece of Shaw Brothers Company, is an authoritative masterpiece of Li Hanxiang Historical Palace, and Shaw's big-name stars gather together. It is a film depicting Cixi's 30 years of listening to politics.
The great historical casting of the power struggle in the post-Qing palace. Lisa Lu, a famous American actor, plays the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Tommy Tam, an action star, plays the cowardly Emperor Guangxu, while John Chiang plays the little eunuch Kou Liancai.
For Tommy Tam, the front head covers the leading role directly. The film won the 12th Golden Horse Award (1975)-excellent drama, best actress (Lisa Lu) and best color film art design (Ching-Shen Chen
）。
Tears of blood in Yingtai
English name: tears of blood in Yingtai
Year: 1976
Region: Hongkong, China
Category: plot
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Length: 97 minutes
Director: Li Hanxiang
Starring: Elliot Ngok, Tommy Tam, Lisa Lu, Xiao Yao and Tien Miao.
Brief introduction: Tears of Blood on Yingtai is a continuation of Fall in the Country. Although this story film and TV show have been shot many times, Li Hanxiang, the director and director, has different scenes and changed the plot, so it is still quite impressive. For example, when the Western Empress Dowager opposed the reform, she changed her old age to keep her fame and wealth, which increased her sense of responsibility. On the night when Guangxu secluded Yingtai, the Western Empress Dowager also took the Empress to visit Guangxu at night, and intended to return to power in Guangxu. These details make the Western Empress Dowager more human. However, it is a big mistake to describe the six gentlemen's plays too briefly.
Eight-Nation Alliance.
Chinese name: Eight-Nation Alliance.
English name: Boxer Rebellion
Year: 1976
Region: Hongkong, China
Category: plot
Language: mandarin
Length: 137 minutes
Director: Zhang Che
Starring: alexander fu, Liang Jiaren, Li Lihua, Hu Jin, Richard Harrison and Jenny Tseng.
Introduction: Also known as "The Three Strong Men of Shenquan". China's recent history, which was hard to look back on, was narrated by the great director Zhang Che. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the political situation was corrupt, and the people were in poverty. Empress Dowager Cixi and a group of fools
Ignorant and powerful ministers not only have no ability to resist foreign powers' occupation and protect the people, but are superstitious about swallowing symbols and chanting spells, claiming that the invincible Boxer Rebellion can resist foreigners and is determined.
Declare war on the powers. As a result, Eight-Nation Alliance captured Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi fled in panic. Only then did the people realize that only the revolutionary movement led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen was the only hope to save China.
. The film was shot in Taiwan Province, with a huge war scene, and was played by diamond actor bring up the rear, including "evergreen" Li Lihua as Empress Dowager Cixi and "Kung Fu Kid" alexander fu as invulnerability.
Man of iron, a "boxer", once played Sai Jinhua, a famous prostitute, and Jenny Tseng, a red singer, played Xiao Ju, a sexy stunner, and wrote a sad song about the lofty aspirations of a heroic son and daughter.
Burning Yuanmingyuan
English Name: Burning Yuanmingyuan
English name: Burning Of The Imperial Palace
Year: 1982
Region: Hongkong, China
Category: plot
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Subtitles: External Chinese/English
Length: 92 minutes
Director: Li Hanxiang
Starring: Tony Leung Ka Fai, Liu Xiaoqing, Chen Ye, Zhang Shuyi and Zhang Tie-Lin.
Introduction: 1852, Yulan, who was born in an official family and was quite beautiful, was elected to the palace and was conferred as a noble. However, the Yehenala family to which Yulan belongs has a feud with the Aisingiorro family, and failed to get Xianfeng Emperor.
Attention. Yulan struggled to get into the body, and finally attracted Xianfeng with a lingering and sad tune, and then won her favor. In the future, the clever magnolia was always with the emperor. A year later, Yu
Lan, who gave birth to Zai Chun, was named Yi Guifei by Xianfeng, and her position in the palace is similar to that of the queen. At this time, the Qing dynasty was beset with domestic troubles and foreign invasion, and the crisis was everywhere. Britain, France and other Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Guangzhou and Tientsin,
After going straight to Beijing, the court was in chaos. Xianfeng adopted Yi Guifei's proposition and ordered Prince Sengqin to lead troops to defend the enemy. In the battle of Baliqiao, the Qing army was defeated and all the soldiers involved in the war were killed. Xianfeng leads the country immediately.
Princess and minister Su Shun fled to Jehol Palace, leaving her younger brother Prince Gong-Yi to negotiate with foreigners in Beijing. In the Jehol Palace, Xianfeng ignored the state affairs, and Youzi had fun all day, and the throne was read by Yi Guifei.
. The arrogant British and French allied forces bullied him and invaded Beijing with foreign guns. Burning, killing and looting everywhere, doing all kinds of evil, robbed the world-famous "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens" Yuanmingyuan.
And burn it. "Burning the Yuanmingyuan" adopts a double-line structure. Apart from the cruel behavior of the British and French allied forces, the first half of the film describes the story of Cixi's prosperity with a lot of space, from the girl Magnolia
The era begins with ambition, begins with loneliness and bitterness that can't be favored when you first enter the palace gate, and ends with winning the title of Yi Guifei by playing flattery, and you are interested in intervening in the political affairs. So, the story is not only full of twists and turns, but also full of details.
Adding vulgar interest, but also conducive to depicting the character of Cixi.
Listen to politics with the curtain down
Chinese name: Listening to politics behind the curtain
English name: Reign Behind The Curtain
Year: 1984
Region: Hongkong, China
Category: plot
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Subtitles: Chinese/English
Film length: 1 15 Min
Director: Li Hanxiang
Starring: Liu Xiaoqing, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Brief introduction: After the Yuanmingyuan, known as "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", was burned down, the arrogance of the British and French allied forces in China became even more arrogant. 1860, they forced the Qing dynasty to sign a series of unequal treaties. Xianfeng
Dare not go back to Beijing, crouch in Jehol Palace, infatuate with Li Fei and indulge in pleasure. In this regard, the neglected Yi Guifei hated it. At the time of Xianfeng's 30th birthday, the Jehol Palace was very lively, and Xianfeng was sudden.
However, he was seriously ill and died a few days later. On the deathbed of Xianfeng, Su Shun, the minister, invited Xianfeng privately, followed the story of Gou Yi, gave the death to Yi Guifei, and then set up a young master. Xianfeng felt right, but found that
Su Shun had ulterior motives, so he didn't adopt it. Finally, eight ministers, including Su Shun, were instructed to be regents to assist the young master, and a "fellow-fellow" seal was given to Yi Guifei, asking her to work together with the queen to raise the young master. Yi guifei
Taking advantage of the national mourning, the Queen was instigated to summon Su Shun and other ministers to ask about politics. In order to trick them, Su Shun and others gave the East and West Palace emblems, with the Empress Ci 'an and the Imperial concubine Yi Cixi. Cixi and Lairehe
Prince Gong, who attended the funeral, contacted privately to get rid of Su Shun and other eight ministers. The kind and weak Ci 'an also formed a side with Prince Gong at the instigation of Cixi. The struggle for power in the dynasty has intensified day by day. Xianfeng coffin hui
On the way to Beijing, Su Shun secretly sent an assassin to intercept Cixi, but was caught instead. Soon, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing, Zai Chun, a six-year-old young master, was enthroned and changed to Tongzhi. Su Shun was beheaded and the other seven were big.
I either kill or imprison, cut off completely. From then on, the Empress Dowager of the East and the West began to listen to politics, and Cixi actually mastered the ruling power.
After the Western Pacific
Chinese name: Western Empress Dowager
English name: Empress Dowager, The
Year: 1989
Region: Mainland China
Category: plot
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese
Director: Li Hanxiang
Starring: Gong Li, Chen Daoming, Liu Xiaoqing, Chen Ye and Yan Li.
Synopsis: From the plot point of view, The Western Empress Dowager directed by Li Hanxiang is a continuation of his first two films, Burning the Yuanmingyuan and Listening to the Politics with the Curtain. This film describes the growth of Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun.
Palace life after death: How he was subjected to Empress Dowager Cixi (Liu Xiaoqing) everywhere, and even the eunuch An Dehai (Yan Li), the favorite of the Empress Dowager, paid no attention to this king of the country. till/extremely
The focus of the film is to describe the process of Cixi's oppression of Zai Chun and Empress Jiashun and the removal of Ci 'an (Chen Ye) from the Empress Dowager. The film is more inclined to unofficial history-style sketches, but its achievements can only be
It is close to the level of director Li Hanxiang's previous film Children of the Eight Banners, and it is not as solid as another sketch "Fire Dragon", and it also lacks the proper look of this type of film. Perhaps because the theme of this film is wild.
History is the mainstay, and characterization and handling are relatively frivolous. The scene of Empress Dowager Cixi's bathing was completely a farce, which was of course related to the director's intention to play up the debauchery of Empress Dowager Cixi. Gong Li plays the maid-in-waiting Gui Lian, with
The branch line that Tongzhi Emperor fell in love with obviously became an important plot of this film.