The Banquet
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The Banquet is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, known for its lavish visuals and starring Zhang Ziyi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Banquet canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ wuxia film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Legend of the Black Scorpion
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Ye Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirector | Tim Yip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Zhao Xiaoding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Tim Yip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| director | Feng Xiaogang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Huayi Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | wire-fu martial arts choreography ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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martial arts film ⓘ wuxia ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
period drama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Shakespearean tragedy themes ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Chinese ⓘ |
| leadActress | Zhang Ziyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Empress Wan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tan Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeBasis | royal succession conflict similar to Hamlet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate costume design
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lavish visuals ⓘ opulent production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Zhang Ziyi as Empress Wan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Huayi Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 131 minutes ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Wu
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Ge You NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Jingwu NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Ziyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Xun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
court intrigue
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forbidden love ⓘ power struggle ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| titleInChinese | 夜宴 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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