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A Chinese serial feature film, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel of the same name, depicting the fate of Jia family.
Production
Insane 1980s China budget—real gardens, real silk, real excess.
Costume
Every frame is a museum exhibit of Qing fashion porn.
Acting
Liu Xiaoqing's Wang Xifeng: Machiavelli in embroidered shoes.
Director
Zhao Yuan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes