■ 1920 x 1080p FULL HD
■ 16:9 WIDESCREEN 2.35:1
■ Mandarin Dolby True HD 7.1、
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
■ Subtitles : Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese & English
■ Special Features:
Trailer
Making Of
Running time 131 minutes
Synopsis :
"The Banquet" is set in ancient China
during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten
Kingdoms (907-960 AD), when dynasties succeed
each other rapidly in the north and a dozen of
independent states vie with one another in the
south. Meanwhile, the neighboring Khitan Empire
is on the prowl in Manchuria, ready to conquer
China when the moment arises.
Against this background of internal turmoil
and external threat lives a legendary queen. As
beautiful as she is young, and as limber as she
is smart, Empress Wan (Ziyi Zhang) can launch a
thousand ships with her charm and fight a
hundred soldiers with her sword. But something
is lacking in her life. Unfulfilled in her
royal boudoir, she harbors forbidden desires
for her stepson Prince Wu Luan (Daniel Wu), an
introverted and melancholic young man four
months her senior, who shies away from the
palace to indulge in the ancient art of music
and dance.
When the Emperor dies all of a sudden and
his virile younger brother Li (Ge You) takes
over the throne, Wan shocks everyone by
agreeing to marry Li, convinced that this is
the only way to protect Wu Luan while sealing
her own position in the court. But Li is no
fool, however infatuated he might be with his
sister-in-law, he only pretends to buy into her
scheme to consummate his lust. Oblivious to
Wan, he has dispatched his guards to kill his
nephew.
Already devastated by his father death and
stunned by his stepmother impending wedding
with his uncle, Wu Luan is pushed to the end of
his tether when he realizes his own life is
being threatened. After warding off the
assassination attempt in a ferocious fight
scene, he determines to return to the palace
and revenge himself by killing his uncle, whom
he believes has murdered his father.
No sooner has Wu Luan returned to the palace
than he finds himself inextricably trapped in a
double love triangle: on the one hand, there is
Wan, on the other, Qing Nu (Zhou Xun), the
daughter of the conniving Grand Marshall. As
pure as snow, Qing Nu is head over heels in
love with Wu Luan, and she is ready to
sacrifice her life for him.
When Emperor Li proclaims that a big banquet
will be held for his ministers, Wu Luan
realizes it is the time to strike. Meanwhile,
Empress Wan and the Grand Marshall also have
their own plans to hatch... |