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THE BANQUET (DVD)
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THE BANQUET (DVD)
the movie is most likely a portrayal of the later jin dynasty, the third of the five dynasties during the period of 907-960. there are several clues in the movie which indicate it is a tale of the later jin dynasty, although not explicitly stated.
firstly, the grand marshal says that emperor li is the third emperor he has served in his lifetime. this therefore indicates that there had recently (in historical terms) been a spate of overthrown dynasties, which is congruent with the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period. this same information can also be correlated with the later jin dynasty - the third dynasty of the period.
secondly, the movie mentions the khitan people and relations with the khitans quite extensively. as historians know, it is the later jin who saw their rise to power because of support from the khitans.
lastly, we know that this portrayed empire could not have been one of the ten kingdoms (who were all based in the southern regions of china), because this kingdom was obviously not in a tropical climate.
Comments by the Master: Release from China
Productcode: 37117
Actors: Zhang Ziyi;Ge You;Daniel Wu;Zhou Xun
Directed by: John Chong
Run Time: 131 min.
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: ENGLISH AND CHINESE
Category: MOVIE
SubCategories: CLASSIC_KUNG_FU
Format: DVD
Region: all
Year released: September 14 2006