A group of newly released stills for the bio-epic of the late
Peking opera master Mei Lanfang have brought the movie back into
the spotlight after the cast had been able to keep a low profile
since they started filming last July.
The released scenes are mainly set on Broadway in New York City
in the 1930s and were mostly shot on Dianchi Road in Shanghai,
reported sina.com.cn on Wednesday.
A movie still for the movie
"Mei Lanfang" in this Wednesday, January 23, 2008. (photo:
ent.sina.com.cn)
To recreate the old style, the Shanghai government shut down the
road for nine days to allow the movie cast to decorate and film. It
is the longest time on record for the government to make such an
exception.
The shooting crew used 10 snow makers to create a romantic snowy
scene, and over 250 foreign actors were used to make the Broadway
scenes as real as possible.
A movie still for the movie
"Mei Lanfang" in this Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
Aside from the director Chen Kaige; the leading actors Hong Kong
star Leon Lai and mainland actor Sun Honglei also showed up in the
snow scenes.
"I love the snow scene so much and I hope the audience feels the
same when they watch the movie," says Leon Lai, who portrays Mei
Lanfang in the movie.
A movie still for the movie
"Mei Lanfang" in this Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
A movie still for the movie
"Mei Lanfang" in this Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
(CRI January 24, 2008)
