The Last Aristocrats
| The Last Aristocrats | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Zuìhòudě Guìzú |
| Directed by | Xie Jin |
| Written by | Bai Hua Sun Zhengguo Pai Hsien-Yung |
| Based on | Zhexianji by Pai Hsien-yung |
| Produced by | Bi Likui Su Rundong |
| Starring | Pan Hong Pu Cunxin Li Kequn Xiao Xiong |
| Cinematography | Lu Junfu |
| Edited by | Zhou Dingwen |
| Music by | Jin Fuzai |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shanghai Film Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin English |
The Last Aristocrats (
Plot
In the spring of 1947 in
When the
Three years later, Li Tong appears at Zhang Jiaxing's wedding, her heavy make-up gives her friends mixed feelings.
Before long, Chen Yin learns by newspaper that Li Tong was arrested by the police due to drinking and rioting. Chen Yin goes to the police station to bail her out and takes her home. He tries to persuade her to cheer up, but she has lost her soul.
Another spring later, after traveling around the world, Li Tong arrives at her birthplace, Venice, and throws herself into the sea.
Cast
- Pan Hong as Li Tong (李彤)
- Pu Cunxin as Chen Yin (陳寅)
- Li Kequn as Huang Huifen (黃慧芬)
- Xiao Xiong as Lei Zhiling (雷芷苓)
- Lu Ling as Zhang Jiaxing (張嘉行)
- Lisa Lu as Li Tong's mother
- Wang Bing as Li Tong's father
- Li Weixin as Huang Huifen's father
- Yan Meiyi as Huang Huifen's mother
- Yan Bide as Zhang Jiaxing's father
- Zhu Xijuan as Zhang Jiaxing's mother
- Ying Da as Zhou Daqing (周大慶)
- Mao Yongming as Doctor Wang (王醫生), husband of Zhang Jiaxing
- Ma Xiaofeng as Zhang Jiaxing's brother
- Marcelline Block as Christmas caroler
- Amy Yen-Lung Chen as Lily
- Amy Chow as Cashier
- Hong Tran as Dim Sum cook
- Lynn Ann Guisti as Distressed child
- Alice Liu as Wife
Production
On April 26, 1987, Xie Jin and Pai Hsien-yung met at the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, they talked about changing the short story Zhexianji (謫仙記) into a movie. Brigitte Lin had been considered to star as Li Tong, the female lead role in the film, but at that time the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait had not been thawing, she was recognized by reporters at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, and under the pressure of the authorities, she had to give up acting the movie. Her role was replaced by mainland actress Pan Hong.[4][5]
Two-thirds of the film was shot on location in the United States. The film wrapped in May 1989.[4]
Release
The film was released on 23 December 1989 in South Korea and received negative reviews.[4]
References
- ^ Guang, Su (29 October 2015). "Xie Jin: The Film Master of Contemporary China". youlinmagazine. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Weiyun, Tan (31 January 2018). "Iconic director who blazed a trail in celluloid". Shanghaidaily. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ 资料：导演谢晋作品之《最后的贵族》. CCTV (in Chinese). 2008-10-18.
- ^ a b c 林青霞曾遗憾错过电影《最后的贵族》(图). Chinanews (in Chinese). 2014-11-28.
- ^ 谢晋曾大骂潘虹混蛋 林青霞憾别"贵族". 163.com (in Chinese). 2009-12-14.
External links
- The Last Aristocrats at IMDb
- The Last Aristocrats at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Last Aristocrats at Mtime.com(archived) (in Chinese)
