Empress Dowager Cixi (1988) (original) (raw)
Li Han Hsiang (1926-1996) directed more than 70 films in his career, and he was extremely famous for two genres, erotic dramas and Chinese historical films. Falling under the latter category, films that chronicle Empress Dowager Cixi's life have become Li's best-known and most acclaimed works. Liu Xiaoqing delivers to perfection this calculating and lonely woman in the imperial court. Gong Li, now the hottest Chinese actress in the international arena but still quite new in 1988 when the film was made, takes up a key role as Cixi's maid. An extraordinary chapter in Chinese history is now ...(more)
Li Han Hsiang (1926-1996) directed more than 70 films in his career, and he was extremely famous for two genres, erotic dramas and Chinese historical films. Falling under the latter category, films that chronicle Empress Dowager Cixi's life have become Li's best-known and most acclaimed works. Liu Xiaoqing delivers to perfection this calculating and lonely woman in the imperial court. Gong Li, now the hottest Chinese actress in the international arena but still quite new in 1988 when the film was made, takes up a key role as Cixi's maid. An extraordinary chapter in Chinese history is now re-told in one of the most engaging films by Li Han Hsiang! After suppressing the Taiping Rebellion, Cixi (Liu Xiaoqing) continues to control the regime by all means, even employing the most unscrupulous way. Puppet emperor Tongzhi indulges himself in brothels and gambling. Eunuch An Dehai, dominating the royal court with blessings from the Empress Dowager, eventually digs his own grave... (less)
Director: Han Hsiang Li
Starring: Xiaoqing Liu, Gong Li, Daoming Chen, Tony Ka Fai Leung
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