A Dream of Red Mansions (1988 film)

A Dream of Red Mansions
Chinese 红楼梦
Directed by Xie Tieli
Zhao Yuan
Written by Novel:
Cao Xueqin
Adapted screenplay:
Xie Tieli
Xie Fensong
Starring
Release date
 1988 (Parts 1 & 2)
1989 (Parts 3–6)
Running time
 765 minutes (total)
Country China
Language Mandarin

A Dream of Red Mansions (Chinese: 红楼梦) is a Chinese serial feature film produced by Beijing Film Studio, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. Directed by Xie Tieli (谢铁骊) and Zhao Yuan (赵元),[1] it is a cinematic adaptation of the 18th-century Chinese novel of the same name.[2] The film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot,[3] and remains, at 765 minutes, the longest ever made in the People's Republic of China.[4]

Lead actresses Xia Qin and Tao Huimin were both Shaoxing opera artistes, with Xia Qin taking on the role of the male lead Jia Baoyu. The film won Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Lin Moyu), Best Act Direction and Best Costume Design at the 10th Golden Rooster Awards.

Cast

Plot summary

The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel. The last part (Part Six) is essentially an abridged adaptation of the Cheng-Gao ending.

References

  1. ↑ "A DREAM OF RED MANSIONS (1989)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Xiao, Zhiwei and Zhang, Yingjin. Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (1998), Routledge: London & New York, p 378.
  3. ↑ Perkins, Dorothy, Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture (2013), Routledge: London & New York, p 134.
  4. ↑ "五个样板戏大师谢世持心如铁照影坛-北京青年报". epaper.ynet.com (in Chinese). 20 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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