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A beautiful woman moves demurely, but with a hint of seduction. It's impossible to tell that the beautiful woman we're seeing up on the stage is actually played by a man. THE WORLDS OF MEI LANFANG reveals the life and career of Mei Lanfang -- who became an international sensation for his portrayals of women.

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    • Author: Gagas
    Due to the governmental censorship.

    This documentary is best described as a documentary about Mr. Lan-Fang Mei's artistic achievement, but certainly not the biography of Mr. Lan-Fang Mei.

    The reason is extremely simple: the Chinese governmental censorship would never allow the political persecution Mr. Lan-Fang Mei suffered in the political movements to be shown because it would create a negative image on the commie regime. This is one price to pay in order to keep the traditional cultural heritage.
  • Credited cast:
    Alan Chow Alan Chow
    Sergei M. Eisenstein Sergei M. Eisenstein - (archive footage)
    Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks - (archive footage)
    Mei Lanfang Mei Lanfang
    Zedong Mao Zedong Mao - Himself (archive footage)
    Daxing Zhang Daxing Zhang - Narrator
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