The Dream of the Red Chamber

The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977)

金玉良緣紅樓夢

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

Date of release
1977-10-26
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Romance, Drama, History
Director
Li Han-Hsiang

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Dream of the Red Chamber

The Dream of the Red Chamber is a 1977 film adaptation of the 18th century Chinese novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin. It stars Brigitte Lin as protagonist Jia Baoyu, and Sylvia Chang as his cousin Lin Daiyu. The film is told in the style of Huangmei Opera, and follows the style's tradition of cross-gender acting, where a female actor portrays a male character. This is the second adaptation of the novel from the Shaw Brothers, the first being Dream of the Red Chamber (1963) starring Betty Loh Ti.

Production

Director Li Han-hsiang initially approached Brigitte Lin for the role of Lin Daiyu, after seeing her in period costume. Sylvia Chang was initially cast as Jia Baoyu, but swapped roles with Lin when Li saw the latter "...walking down a hallway in jeans and a striped shirt, looking down, and was inspired to recast her, feeling she had the look of a classic scholarly, handsome man.".

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