sábado, 26 de janeiro de 2008

Devotion to a doomed empire


Farewell My Concubine de 1993 esteve nomeado para o Óscar de Melhor Filme Estrangeiro e arrecadou a Palma de Ouro em Cannes nesse ano.
É um bom dia para fazer um tributo à magia, grandiosidade e opulência do cinema épico asiático.
Elogiemos a metáfora. Ou 163min com 52 anos de História de um realismo overwhelming.

The play tells the story of Xiang Yu (232bC - 202bC), the self-styled "Overlord of Western Chu"who battled for the unification of China with Liu Bang, the eventual founder of the powerful Han Dynasty. In the play, Xiang Yu is surrounded by Liu Bang's forces and is on the verge of total defeat, so he calls forth his horse and begs it to run away for the sake of its own safety. Against his wishes, the horse refuses. He then calls for the company of his favorite concubine, Yu Ji. Realizing the dire situation that has befallen them, she begs to die alongside her master, but he strongly refuses this wish. Afterwards, as he is distracted, Yu Ji commits suicide with Xiang Yu's own sword.

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