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A Dream of Red Mansions (1988 film series)

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'A Dream of Red Mansions' 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 () and Zhao Yuan (), it is a cinematic adaptation of the 18th-century Chinese novel of the same name.Xiao, Zhiwei and Zhang, Yingjin. 'Encyclopedia of Chinese Film' (1998), Routledge: London & New York, p 378. The film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot,Perkins, Dorothy, 'Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture' (2013), Routledge: London & New York, p 134. and remains, at 735 minutes, the longest ever made in the People's Republic of China.

Lead actresses Xia Qin and Tao Huimin were both Yue 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



Many of the actors were Chinese opera actors: Tao Huimin, Li Yongyong and He Saifei were all professional Yue opera actresses from the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe; Xing Jinsha (or Ying Kam Sha) was a 'Kunqu' actress; Yuan Mei was a Huangmei opera actress; and Zhao Lirong was a Ping opera actress. Xia Qin, Ji Qilin, Li Lingyu and He Qing had all undergone years of training in Chinese opera.

*Xia Qin () as Jia Baoyu

*Tao Huimin () as Lin Daiyu

*Fu Yiwei as Xue Baochai

*Lin Moyu () as Grandmother Jia

*Liu Xiaoqing as Wang Xifeng

*Ma Xiaoqing () as Shi Xiangyun

*Li Xiuming as Jia Yuanchun

*Yang Shihua () as Jia Yingchun

*Zeng Dan () as Jia Tanchun

*Ding Lan () as Jia Xichun

*Zhang Jie () as Jia Zheng

*Wang Guangquan () (early) and Ji Qilin (later) as Jia Lian

*Shi Xian () as Jia Zhen

*Zhou Jieyu () as Jia She

*Wang Zhenrong () as Jia Jing

*Zhang Jian () as Jia Rong

*Shan Zenghong () as Jia Rui

*Xing Jinsha () (early) and Zhang Lei () (later) as Hua Xiren

*Li Yongyong () as Qingwen

*Xu Jiequn () as Yuanyang

*Ni Xuehua () as Ping'er

*Tong Xin () as Xiangling

*Chen Hong as Zijuan

*Zhao Lirong as Granny Liu

*Wang Minyi () as Lady Wang

*Yuan Mei () as Aunt Xue

*He Qing () as Qin Keqing

*Xing Hong () as Li Wan

*He Saifei as Miaoyu

*Lin Xiaojie () as Xue Pan

*Chen Hong () as Second Sister You

*Li Lingyu as Third Sister You

*Fan Weihua () as Xia Jin'gui

*Zhang Baoqiu () as Concubine Zhao

*Li Fazeng () as Jia Yucun

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




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