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The Burning of the Imperial Palace is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by Li Han-hsiang with Liu Xiaoqing

The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983)

The Burning of the Imperial Palace
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Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginChine
Genres Drama,    War,    Martial arts,    Historical
Rating68% 3.4234353.4234353.4234353.4234353.423435

The Burning of the Imperial Palace est un film sino-hongkongais réalisé par Li Han-hsiang, sorti en 1983.
Il s'agit du premier volet d'une trilogie ayant pour thème le début de la fin de la dynastie Qing et la vie de l'impératrice douairière Ts'eu Hsi, mettant en vedette Tony Leung Ka-fai et Liu Xiaoqing. Il est suivi de Reign Behind a Curtain, sorti a même année.

Synopsis

Yu-lan, la fille d'un fonctionnaire sans affectation, est choisie par l'empereur Xianfeng pour devenir une de ses concubines de rang inférieur. Rapidement délaissée, elle mène une vie solitaire au palais avant se saisir l'occasion d'attirer à nouveau l'attention du jeune souverain à qui elle donne un fils, et se mêle de plus en plus des affaires de l'État au grand dam de certains ministres.

Actors

Liu Xiaoqing

(慈禧太后)
Tony Leung Ka-fai

(咸丰)
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