The Peony Pavilion (2001)

• Music
• Romance

Narrated excerpts from Chen Shi-Zheng’s acclaimed stage production of Tang Xianzu’s The Peony Pavilion, filmed in Paris after its Lincoln Center presentation. This two-hour document condenses the epic kunqu love story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei through opera, dance, acrobatics, puppetry, martial arts and Robert Powell’s narration, preserving the atmosphere of a much longer theatrical event.

Release date

January 3, 2001

Runtime

2h 02m

Language

Chinese

Director

Chen Shi-Zheng

Status

Released