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Forever Enthralled (2008)

2h 26m

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Forever Enthralled (2008)

Name: Forever Enthralled
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2008-12-05

2h 26m

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December 5, 2008
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Plot.

The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.

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Currently Forever Enthralled is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: SBS On Demand

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Release Date
December 5, 2008

Original Name
梅蘭芳

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 26m

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Forever Enthralled (Chinese: 梅蘭芳) is a Chinese biographical film directed by Chen Kaige; the film marks Chen's eleventh feature film as a director. Forever Enthralled follows the life of Mei Lanfang, one of China's premiere opera performers. It stars Leon Lai as Mei, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei and Masanobu Andō.

Known during production as Mei Lanfang, the film's English title was changed in November 2008, shortly before its release, to Forever Enthralled.

The film was shown in competition at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival for the Golden Bear award.