Cao xueqin, a member of an eminent family that had served the qing dynasty emperors but whose fortunes had begun to decline, began composing dream of the red chamber during the 1740s. It is an adaptation of the classic qingera novel by cao xueqin. Dream of the red chamber, also called the story of the stone, composed by cao xueqin, is one of chinas four great classical novels. Dream of the red chamber is an 18thcentury chinese novel written by cao xueqin dream of the red chamber may also refer to the following adaptations for film or tv. Dream of the red chamberchines e movie opera soundtrack197 7 hong kong import. Dream of the red chamber is an 18th century chinese tale that appears light and imaginative at first masking a heavy dose of reality. Yuan meiyun as jia baoyu crossgender acting zhou xuan as lin daiyu. From lr bai bing, zhang di, jiang mengjie, kang qinzi and li qin. Click download or read online button to get the dream of the red chamber book now. The dream of the red chamber is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. Presentation of artificial flowers made in the palace.
Based on the mideighteenth century novel by cao xueqin, beijings cctvs version of a dream in red mansions aka dream of the red chamber is known by many to be the ultimate and best adaptation of the story either on tv or film. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Dream of the red chamber tv series 19871987 the movie. It gained enormous popularity with its superb music, cast, and plot adaptation. One of many movie versions of dream of the red chamber, the famous chinese novel. The dream of the red chamberstory of the stone is unlike any work in the western canon yet it fits into the western tradition of great literature in a way few other examples of classic chinese writing are able to, offering an engrossive narrative and a real feel for both character and place. When the 1962 hong kongproduced film of the shanghai yue opera troupe performing the dream of the red chamber was finally shown in shanghai in 1978, 36 movie theaters showed it for 24 hours a day for long periods of time. The dream of the red chamber is a shaw brothers produced hybrid of historical melodrama and musical and is an adaption of the classic qing dynasty novel. Honglou meng also known as dream of the red mansions is a 1944 chinese film directed by bu wancang. Dream of the red chamber cantonese hong kong drama. The dream of red mansions aka dream of the red chamber 198889 film dvd set written by cao xueqin chinese audio english and chinese subtitles dvd currently unavailable. Honglou meng, released in 1987, was a television series produced by cctv adapted from the classic chinese novel dream of the red chamber. With brigitte lin, sylvia chang, michelle yim, deborah dik.
Dream of the red chamber soundtrack life records lsp 90812 hong kong import. The dream of the red chamber 1977 a young man falls in love with a woman he is forbidden to marry. Chichen wang, dream of the red chamber 1958, introduction, p. Long considered a masterpiece of chinese literature, the novel is generally acknowledged to be the pinnacle of chinese fiction red chamber is believed to be semiautobiographical.
A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still. Dream of the red chamber or the hung lou meng is the greatest of all chinese novels and the first of its kind to break completely with the past. Chou go on an errand to deliver twelve sprays of gauze flowers to the girls in the jung mansion. A dream of red mansions chinese classics, classic novel. Story of jai bao yus inheritor love affairs with his two cousins in the midst of his familys struggle to remain influential. China history qing dynasty, 16441912 fiction subject. It is a new adaptation of the classic novel dream of the red chamber. The dream of the red chamber 1962 directed by yuan qiu.
The basic storyline of a dream of red mansions focuses primarily on the chia family. The series, comprising 50 episodes, made its debut on 6 july 2010 on 9 terrestrial networks across china. Dream of the red chamberchinese movie opera soundtrack. It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century china and is considered. Believed to be based on the authors own life and intended as a memorial to the women that he knew in his youth, the dream of the red chamber is a multilayered story that offers up key insights into chinese culture. Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese novel, book i language. Because of the huge numbers of characters and difficulty of remembering all the chinese names, i was getting little out of the book. Dream of the red chamber was finally published in print in 1791, but the text is still surrounded by controversy. It was first filmed in beijing in mandarin, then the series was dubbed in. Sep 27, 2017 along with dream of the red chamber and dream of red mansions, it also goes by the name story of the stone socalled because the first part of the story involves an animate and lonely talking. Overview dream of the red chamber, released in 1987, was a television series produced by cctv adapted from the classic chinese novel dream of the red chamber. It was first filmed in beijing in mandarin, then the series was dubbed in cantonese and shanghainese.
The ching dynasty novel the dream of the red chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in chinese history. Languages and literatures of eastern asia, africa, oceania. Dream of the red chamber may be a great novel in its original mandarin chinese, but i gave up reading it about onethird of the way through. Jai bao yu is a male heir who grew up in a wealthy feudal clan. Apr 27, 20 a dream of red mansions trailer duration. The dream of the red chamber story of the stone is unlike any work in the western canon yet it fits into the western tradition of great literature in a way few other examples of classic chinese writing are able to, offering an engrossive narrative and a real feel for both character and place. The monitory vision fairy expounds, in ballads, the dream of the red chamber. The dream of the red chamber 1962 wang ping allmovie.
Brigitte lin chinghsia stars as the young prince chiao paoyu who falls in love with his cousin lin taiyu played by sylvia chang, but their love isnt approved of by the royal family and palace treachery and broken hearts hit the screen. Here, taiyus overly sensitive character is revealed when she bitterly remarks that everyone else had their pick of the flowers before she did. Apart from their monumental translation of a dream of red mansions, they have translated the elegy of chu, selections from the records of the historian, the dragon king daughter, the courtesans jewelbox, the man who sold a ghost, palace of eternal youth, the scholars and a number of works by the famous modern chinese writer lu xun. They show a strong visual resemblance to new years prints. From this chapter to chapter 15, the author focuses mostly on the hostess of the jung mansion wang hsifeng phoenix. New dream of the red chamber cast in versace from lr bai bing, zhang di, jiang mengjie, kang qinzi and li qin these photos feature the very young cast dressed in versace for the upcoming new dream of the red chamber series, for a piece called dreams in versace featured in i look magazine. The dream of the red chamber download ebook pdf, epub. Images from dream of the red chamber in peepshows these two images were used in peepshows. With yuanyuan cheng, li ding, mengjie jiang, yi song. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation.
Ritual in the dream of the red chamber posted on 03022018 by stephenjones. Those especially invited to participate in this photoshoot were yang yang 18 yrs as older baoyu, yu xiaotong as younger baoyu 14, li qin as. Images from dream of the red chamber in peepshows 5. Why is chinas greatest novel virtually unknown in the. Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, as well as the definitive classic chinese novel, this is one of the earliest filmed versions. Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese. There are two dukes in the family duke ningkuo and duke jungkuo. These photos feature the very young cast dressed in versace for the upcoming new dream of the red chamber series, for a piece called dreams in versace featured in ilook magazine. Details about dream of the red chamberchines e movie opera soundtrack197 7 hong kong import. This last film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot, and remains, at 735 minutes, the longest chinese film ever made. Jul 27, 2017 dream of the red chamber may be a great novel in its original mandarin chinese, but i gave up reading it about onethird of the way through. It tells the story of baoyu, man in love with his talented and fragile cousin daiyu, a penniless young woman who depends on his family for support. Dream of the red chamber is an 18thcentury novel written by cao zhan that is generally considered to be the greatest novel of chinese literature.
The author makes the purpose and main theme of the novel clear by criticizing the writers of the beautyandtalentedscholar school of writing, as well as the writers of the breezeandmoonlight school of writing, who, he says, corrupt young people with pornography and. Chang, ai chia sylvia, lin, ching hsia, yim, michelle, dik, bor lin, li, han cheung. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. Old goody liu pays a visit to the jung kuo mansion. The dream of red mansions 2010 tv series wikipedia. Dream of the red chamber, released in 1987, was a television series produced by cctv adapted from the classic chinese novel dream of the red chamber. The dream of the red chamber 1977 directed by li han. This legendary work by cao xueqin is considered by many to be the finest chinese novel ever written.
Along with dream of the red chamber and dream of red mansions, it also goes by the name story of the stone socalled because the first part. The first five chapters form a preface for the rest of the novel and also serve as a general introduction for the reader. Erotic dream of the red chamber is a film directed by hsin chin with leslie cheung, cecilia wong, chan waiying, pearl chang, year. It was written sometime in the middle of the 18th century during the qing dynasty. The dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin, paperback. Dream of the red chamber s textual history is involved and complex, and has long been a subject of critical scrutiny, debate, and conjecture. In this chinese costume epic, set during the 1700s in china, a prominent family loses its good luck when one of the sons loses the jade chip that was embedded in his mouth.
With jie deng, fenqiang ouyang, xiaoxu chen, ting li. It is a story about the tragic love of jia baoyu and lin daiyu, and the prosperity and decline of the four. It details the decline of the jia family as it blends realism and romance, psychological motivation and fate, and daily life and supernatural occurrences. At least fourteen cinematic adaptations of the dream of the red chamber have been made, including the 1944 film directed by bu wancang, the hong kong shaw brothers adaptation starring sylvia chang and brigitte lin, and the 1988 film directed by xie tieli and zhao yuan.
The dream of red mansions aka dream of the red chamber 198889 film dvd set written by cao xueqin chinese audio english and chinese subtitles. Chia paoyu reaps his first experience in licentious love. The red chamber is an expression used to describe the sheltered area where the daughters of wealthy chinese families lived. Dream of the red chamber 1927 film, a chinese film directed by ren pengnian dream of the red chamber 1944 film, a chinese film directed by bu wancang dream of the red chamber 1962 film xin hong lou meng, a hong kong. Ritual in the dream of the red chamber stephen jones. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateofthe.