Ye yan

Ye yan

  • Director: Xiaogang Feng
  • Writer: Gangjian Qiu,William Shakespeare,Heyu Sheng
  • Countries of origin: China
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Release date: September 15, 2006
  • Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Legend of the Black Scorpion
  • "The Banquet" is a court tragedy film released in 2006, based on William Shakespeare 's famous play " The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ", directed by Xiaogang Feng , the main actors are Zhang Ziyi , Ge You , Daniel N . Wu , Dan , Zhou Xun , Huang Xiaoming and other stars   .
    The film tells the story of China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms , the story of power, love, and death in court battles. A poignant legend about desire is told to people. The film was officially released on September 14, 2006 and eventually earned 130 million at the box office. 

    Details

    • Release date September 15, 2006
    • Filming locations Inner Mongolia, China
    • Production companies Huayi Brothers Media, Media Asia Films, Media Asia Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $22,598,772

    Movie reviews

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    • By Trace 2022-12-28 13:40:18

      Xinyue-jun, you don't know

      What day is this evening, what day is today in the middle of the boat, I have to be in the same boat with the prince and be ashamed and be blessed, not to be scolded by shame, I feel a little annoyed and never stop, I know that there are trees and branches in Wangzi Mountain, and my heart is happy. You don't know.

      Just after reading the poem, I watched a clip of Zhang Ziyi dancing at the night banquet on Weibo.

      In fact, I am not very interested in this kind of film, it is...

    • By Doug 2022-12-22 03:50:15

      Dad can, but uncle can't?--<Night Banquet>

      Regarding the banquet, we will not talk about the issue of right and wrong today. Now when we talk about this film, we have to talk about the form and content, China and the world, tickets and horses. There are people who are a hundred times better at these topics than me, and I have nothing to say. Quan. Recently, the most discussed are those terrifying grafting lines. It seems that this is the most unbearable point in the whole film. I personally think that the most unbearable thing in...

    • By Roberta 2022-11-30 01:02:46

      Phoenix stepping on jade

      Some time ago, I read "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and it talked about "Luan" in this way - there is a bird, its shape is like Zhai and Wu Caiwen, the name is Luan Bird, when you see it, the world is peaceful. And the prince's name is Wuluan, so this is a story of troubled times. The chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms is different from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It's the kind of...

    • By Manuel 2022-11-26 06:44:58

      It's over, Feng Xiaogang also "conspiracy"

      To be honest, [Night Banquet] really makes me sick.
      It cheated me of 20% off my (grad certificate) movie tickets,
      but that doesn't mean that
      my distaste for it will also be 20% off.

      Since [Hero], Chinese filmmakers seem to have suddenly come to their senses:
      they understand -
      using a powerful star cast to create momentum;
      using overwhelming or silent media tactics to attract and seduce - the simplicity of people eyeballs;
      pursue the ultimate...

    • By Edgardo 2022-10-28 01:40:09

      banquet

      For a long time, Feng Xiaogang and Ge You have been another hilarious performance of Feng-style humor, but no one could have imagined that they could play the pathetic ancient imperial court together, and it was so successful. The movie "Night Banquet" tells the story of a certain country during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Emperor Li killed his brother Shi Jun to seize the throne and robbed the beautiful queen Wan. Empress Wan sent someone to inform her former lover, Prince...

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    • By Romaine 2023-09-21 09:35:03

      I lit a red candle, held it in my hand, and walked towards the throne with bare feet. Only when I am old will I know what I have lost. I have lost love, no man will drink all the wine for me, and I will no longer be sincere; I have lost happiness, and I will no longer find a girl who sings a song of Yue Yue, and there is no real meaning to look down on the world; I have lost power, and I can no longer Stay youthful with alizarin red, and the divine phoenix will rain forever. The year I met...

    • By Chris 2023-09-16 20:23:55

      I have to admit that Feng Xiaogang's storytelling level is higher, but in essence, "Night Banquet" and "Ambush" and "Wuji" are the same...

    • By Marcelle 2023-08-04 17:41:55

      5/10. Feng interprets how superficial Shakespeare is, turning the profound themes of the rise and fall of the family and the country and desire to devour human nature into a polyamorous soap opera composed of martial arts and strip performances. The cold-blooded emperor drinks poisonous wine because of his love betrayal. The naked visual shock of court canings, snowfield ambush, and night banquet fights run counter to the subtle artistic conception. The gorgeous and funny hypothetical lines...

    • By Damion 2023-08-04 04:27:42

      Watching it for Zhang Ziyi, the whole story is very boring. The most fascinating thing in the whole film is the change in her expression when she was killed after the film. The veins on her forehead burst out, and emotions such as anger, shock, unwillingness, and sadness appeared on her face. It flashed so I couldn't take my eyes off her face. The soundtrack and visual effects are highly praised, I really want to sigh again, Zhang Ziyi is really a gift to the Chinese film industry in this...

    • By Lynn 2023-07-22 22:54:43

      Except for the young girl who was born for love, everyone else's characters are weird. It started out as a Hamlet-style revenge + machination story, and in the end, it was forcibly twisted into everyone's desire for true love. . . The actor's performance is still awesome, I Xun's appearance is too elfy! It's so damn good...

    Behind the scenes gags

    Nude photo incident: Zhang Ziyi 's stand-in Shao Xiaoshan and Huayi Brothers had a stand-off over the "naked photo incident" (the issue of authorship rights). Shao Xiaoshan said that no matter how Huayi Brothers reacted, she had achieved the purpose of publicity: "Now the whole world knows that the back is My, that's fine."
    Zhou Xun had to show her entire back when filming a passionate scene with Daniel N. Wu and Dan. In the low...
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    Post-production

    During the post-production of "The Banquet", Huayi Brothers specially brought the film's promotional special to the European film market held by the Berlin International Film Festival for pre-sale of the film. In the meantime, many buyers came after the promotion of "The Banquet" in the American film market, hoping to learn more about the film and come to discuss purchase intentions. Among these buyers, filmmakers from all over Europe...
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    Celebrity Reviews

    This film is a combination of Chinese and Western dramas, namely " Thunderstorm " by Tim Jia and " The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark " by William Shakespeare , which is about the prince's revenge and incestuous love. In terms of type, this is afilm, not a martial arts film, the action is in this
    Pieces only take up a small part. In this regard, the film can score more than 90 points. From the sets, costumes, props to the overall...
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    Media commentary

    Chinese blockbusters may be far away from Hollywood, but Xiaogang Feng dares to innovate and completely subvert himself this time. To ask a director who has made a name for himself in comedy and has a solid audience to spend so much time trying something new is like a pioneer. Regardless of the result, it is worth applauding. (Sina Review ) 
    The frequent loopholes in the plot make the whole film less convincing, and more lacking in...
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