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.

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The Banquet canonical 7
La cena 1
The Banquet (2006 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese film
drama film
film
wuxia film
alsoKnownAs Legend of the Black Scorpion
linked to: The Black Scorpion

Ye Yan
artDirector Tim Yip
basedOn Hamlet
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare
cinematographyBy Zhao Xiaoding
costumeDesigner Tim Yip
countryOfOrigin China
director Feng Xiaogang
distributor Huayi Brothers
editedBy William Chang
filmingTechnique wire-fu martial arts choreography
genre historical drama
martial arts film
wuxia
hasSubgenre period drama
romantic drama
inspiredBy Shakespearean tragedy themes
languageOfTitle Chinese
leadActress Zhang Ziyi
mainCharacter Empress Wan
musicBy Tan Dun
narrativeBasis royal succession conflict similar to Hamlet
notableFor elaborate costume design
lavish visuals
opulent production design
originalLanguage Mandarin
portraysCharacter Zhang Ziyi as Empress Wan
linked to: Zhang Ziyi
premiereEvent Venice Film Festival
productionCompany Huayi Brothers
productionCountry China
releaseYear 2006
runtime approximately 131 minutes
settingPeriod Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
starring Daniel Wu
Ge You
Ma Jingwu
Zhang Ziyi
Zhou Xun
theme court intrigue
forbidden love
power struggle
revenge
titleInChinese 夜宴

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Zhang Ziyi notableWork The Banquet
Daniel Wu notableWork The Banquet
The Banquet hasEnglishTitle The Banquet
William Kong notableWork The Banquet
Gong Li notableWork The Banquet
Zhou Xun notableWork The Banquet
The Banquet (Tan Dun film score) basedOn The Banquet (2006 film)
linked to: The Banquet
Feng Xiaogang notableWork The Banquet
Anna Galiena notableWork La cena
linked to: The Banquet