Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
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Cast & Crew
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Jian Wen
Zhu Yu
Tian Xiaojun
Hsu Fan
Lin Wei
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Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.
Director
Tian Zhuangzhuang
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Released in United States 1991
Released in United States February 1991
Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 15-26, 1991.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26-May 9, 1991.
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26-May 9, 1991.)
Released in United States February 1991 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 15-26, 1991.)
Seventh feature for acclaimed "Fifth Generation" filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang who, along with Chen Kiage and Zhang Yimou, graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982.
