by Nicole Gagne
synopsis
Lilian Lee and Lu Wei adapted Lee's novel, a romantic-triangle drama set in China during the turbulent years from 1925 to 1977, which focuses on two stars of the Beijing Opera: a heroic leading man and the female impersonator who has fallen in love with him, despite his marriage to a prostitute.
characteristics
- High Production Values
- In A Minor Key
- Totalitarian States
- Life In The Arts
- Gender-Bending
- Ideology
- Apprentice
- Ideals
- Idealist
- Idealism
- Attraction
- Marriage
- Politician
- Relations
- Political