The Grand Substitution (1965)
Gênero : Música, História, Drama
Runtime : 1H 56M
Director : Yan Jun
Sinopse
With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of China, while the diabolical Tu wishes to grind the people beneath an iron heel. Tu decides to take out Chiu's family, but one lone infant escapes.
Na Pequim de 1925, a academia “Toda Sorte e Felicidade” ensina a arte da interpretação a meninos pobres e sem lar. Um deles, Douzi (Mingwey Ma), é filho de uma prostituta. O garoto Shitou (Yang Fei) o protege e se torna seu amigo. É um lugar com um sistema de aprendizado puxado, dirigido pelo mestre Guan Jinfa (Lu Qi). Por seus traços femininos, Douzi é treinado a fazer papéis de mulher, enquanto Shitou, um tipo mais rude, papéis masculinos. Os anos passam, Douzi e Shitou aprofundam seus estudos e se tornam atores famosos da Ópera de Pequim. Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) e Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi), nomes que adotam na vida artística, continuam amigos e interpretam a peça Adeus Minha Concubina. Quando Xiaolou se apaixona pela prostituta Juxiam (Gong Li), a amizade começa a se desfazer e eles param de trabalhar juntos. É o momento para decidir se prevalecerá a amizade de Dieyi e Xiaolou ou o amor de Juxian e Xiaolou.
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