The Palace (2013 film)

The Palace
Traditional	宮鎖沉香
Simplified	宫锁沉香
Mandarin	Gōngsuǒ Chénxiāng
Directed by	Pan Anzi
Produced by	Du Yang Li Jinwen
Screenplay by	Yu Zheng
Starring	Zhou Dongyu Chen Xiao Zanilia Zhao
Music by	Peter Kam
Cinematography	Zou Lianyou
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai
Production company	Hunan Broadcasting System Hunan Economic Channel Yu Zheng Studio EE-Media
Distributed by	Wanda Film and Television media co., LTD
Release dates	August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13) (China)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Palace also known as Palace: Lock Sinensis is a 2013 Chinese historical romance film. This film was directed by Pan Anzi and written by Yu Zheng, and starring Zhou Dongyu, Chen Xiao and Zanilia Zhao.^[1]

Cast

Main cast

• Zhou Dongyu as Chenxiang
  • Zhang Zifeng as Chenxiang, young.
• Chen Xiao as Yinxiang
  • Fangyao Ziyi as Yinxiang, young.
• Zanilia Zhao as Liuli
  • Angelina Jiang as Liuli, young.

Other cast

• Lu Yi as Yongzheng Emperor.
• Peer Zhu as Yuntang.
• Winston Chao as Kangxi Emperor.
• Vivian Wu as Empress Xiaogongren.
• Bao Bei'er as Chunshou
• Wang Shuang as Concubine Cheng

Guest

• Jess Zhang as Concubine Xuan.
• Annie Yi as Empress Xiaojingxian.
• Huang Shengyi as Concubine Min.
• Zhang Yameng as Concubine Hui.
• Lam Chi-chung as Yunreng.
• Kingdom Yuen as Mammy.
• Dicky Cheung as The eunuch.
• Bai Shan as Qiuniang.

Release

The film had its premiere at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival.^[2]

Box office

The film grossed ￥21 million by the end of its first day of general release and grossed ￥ 48 million on its first weekend.^[3]

Critical response

The film received negative reviews.^[4] It was listed on Sohu's 2013 Top Ten Bad Film.^[5]

References

External links

• The Palace at the Internet Movie Database