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The worlds of Mei Lanfang /

He was an artist, a husband, a father, a patriot, a communist, a woman. Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), the man whose life story inspired Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", was a Chinese opera singer whose career spanned from the last imperial dynasty to Mao Tse-tung. Surving two Republic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Blue Moon Productions, Lotus Films (Firm)
Other Authors:	Chen, Mei-Juin, Muskat, Lisa, Shi, Jian, Barkan, Bronwyn, Blaufarb, Ross, Mei, Lan-fang, 1894-1961, Fu, Syou-Ling, Zhang, Daxing, Bédoyan, Jean-Pierre, Chow, Alan, Mei, Shaowu
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Chinese
Language Notes:	English narration; English and Chinese dialogue with Chinese and English subtitles.
Published:	[Los Angeles] : Lotus Films, c2005.
Subjects:	Mei, Lan-fang, > 1894-1961. Actors > China > 20th century > Biography. Singers > China > 20th century > Biography. Operas, Chinese. Documentary films. Biographical films. Nonfiction films.

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