A dream of red mansions is a 2010 chinese drama series directed by li shao hong. The next day was the twentysixth of the fourth month, the festival of grain in ear. Chichen wangs translation is skillful, accurate and fascinating. The dream of red mansions tv series the movie database. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. It tells of the social life of many periods in the qing dynasty and portrays successfully a group of innocent and lovely girls suffering under the debris of a malecentered feudal society. His love affairs with his cousins lin dai yu and xue bao chai happened in the midst of. New approaches to learning chinese box by cao, xueqin, gao e, yang, xianyi isbn. After the sellers decide to turn her down, she goes into a murderous frenzy. His love affairs with his cousins lin dai yu and xue bao chai happened in the midst of his familys struggle to remain influential.
On cultural differences in the two english versions of a dream of red mansions the famous chinese classic novel a dream of red mansions has two complete english translation versions. The novel is also often known as the story of the stone simplified chinese. The basic storyline of a dream of red mansions focuses primarily on the chia family. A dream of red mansions 19781980 is a complete english translation of cao xueqins and gao es dream of the red chamber by the couple yang xianyi and gladys yang quotations. The title has also been translated as red chamber dream and a dream of red mansions.
It premiered in san francisco 2016 and will be performed in hong kong in march of 2017. This last film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot, and remains, at 735 minutes. Ii a dream of red mansions of the literary attitude inspect iii on the literary skills of the dream of red mansions. A dream of red mansion by cao xueqin overdrive rakuten. The respected and prolific team gladys yang and yang hsienyi also translated a complete version, a dream of red mansions beijing. The new dream of the red chamber cast dances on water in shanghai duration. His love affairs with his cousins lin dai yu and xue bao chai happened. Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese novel, book i language. Dream of the red chamber is a masterpiece that has been called the book. Kao ngo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The series, comprising 50 episodes, made its debut on july 6, 2010 on 9 terrestrial networks across china. The film is based on the great 18th century novel of the same name by cao xueqin, it describes a love triangle between three young cousins in a once wealthy family, set against the decadence of qing society. A dream of red mansions critique of a dream of red mansions i primer the memory of the great genius of cao xueqins death a hundred and seventy years.
This is counted among chinas four great classical novels, composed in the 18th century during the qing dynasty. With the lives of members from four wealthy feudal families, the jias, the shis, the wangs, and the xues, in the background, this drama depicts the tragic love story of soulmates torn. A dream of red mansions chinese classics, classic novel in three volumes by tsao hsuehchin. Tv time the dream of red mansions 2010 s01e03 episode 3. The famous chinese classic novel a dream of red mansions has two complete english translation versions. Starring baoyu, a character unique in literature, the young man who finds his own kind filthy, and seeks only the company of women. This celebrated chinese classic novel is a masterpiece of realism written in themiddle of the 18th century. A dream of red mansions is known to every household in china. There are two dukes in the family duke ningkuo and duke jungkuo. Dec 29, 2009 a dream of red mansions is in development starring kate hudson, ken watanabe. In red chamber, a love triangle for the ages before most chinese readers learned of romeo and juliet, they fell for dream of the red chamber. Afterlives is both a collection of exhibits and a course, inspired by the englishlanguage verson of the opera dream of the red chamber, coproduced by the san francisco opera and the hong kong arts festival.
By comparing the materials cited from the two different english. One of many movie versions of dream of the red chamber, the famous chinese. It is a story about the tragic love of jia baoyu and lin daiyu, and the prosperity and decline of the four. China history qing dynasty, 16441912 fiction subject. The dream of red mansions is a 2010 chinese television series, produced by han sanping and directed by fifth generation director li shaohong. A performance of dream of the red chamber at the cairo opera house in 2010. This tv series was adapted from the namesake novel by cao xueqin. Directed by xie tieli and zhao yuan, it is a cinematic adaptation of the 18thcentury chinese novel of the same name. The novel circulated in manuscript copies with various titles until its print publication, in 1791. Comparision analysis of words use between 180 chapters and 80120 chapters of a dream of red mansions. Written by cao xueqin born 1715 or 1724 death 1763 or 1764 and published posthumously in 1791, shi tou ji later retitled as hong lou meng is believed to be a semiautobiography of his life experiences and a dedication to the women in his life. Also known as hung lou menga, red chamber dream, and a dream of red mansions, a chinese novel in two parts by cao xueqin. Dream home wai dor lei ah yut ho, literally victoria no. Jai bao yu is a male heir who grew up in a wealthy feudal clan dominated by women.
Based on the love story between lin daiyu and jia baoyu, through the portrait of the ebb and flow, honor and disgrace of the jia family under the bleak feudal environment, it mirrors people s daily lives and social conflicts under kanghsi and chienlung s reign. When the project took off last year, gockley asked sheng for two things. The film stars josie ho and can i just say what a hell of a time for me to watch this film as we are celebrating women in horror this month. His friends told him that a good way for americans to understand china was to understand a dream of red mansions. The romance, inspired by a true story, takes place during the chinese revolution in 1949 and is about an american photojournalist who falls. For more than a century and a half, dream of the red chamber has been recognized in china as the greatest of its novels, a chinese romeoandjuliet love story and a portrait of one of the worlds great civilizations. With jie deng, fenqiang ouyang, xiaoxu chen, ting li. The dream of red mansions 2010 tv series wikipedia. It is a new adaptation of the classic novel dream of the red chamber. Extracts from the hawkes translation were published as the dream of the red chamber new york. Gao e, who prepared the first and second printed editions with his partner cheng weiyuan in 179192, added 40 additional chapters to complete the. Watch full episodes free online of the tv series a dream of red mansions. It is based on the chenggao versions of the masterpiece classic chinese novel dream of the red chamber, which were two illustrated, woodblock print editions of the book published in 1791 and 1792.
Why is chinas greatest novel virtually unknown in the west. The monitory vision fairy expounds, in ballads, the dream of the red chamber. Dream of the red chamber by tsao hsuehchin, tsao hsueh. A dream of red mansions is in development starring kate hudson, ken watanabe. Taking as its background the decline of several relatedbig families and drawing much from his own experiences, the author can xueqin. 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. I tsao hsuehchin, kao hgo, yang hsienyi, tai tunpang on.
The film is the story of cheng laisheung who saves up money to buy her dream home. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot, and remains, at 735 minutes. Fanmade music video trailer contains short scenes from the 2010 romance tv drama series the dream of red mansions based on. In this busy, dusty world, having accomplished nothing, i suddenly recalled all the girls i had known, considering each in turn, and it dawned on me that all of them surpassed me in behaviour and understanding. Dream of red mansions mv broken bridge english sub yang. It has a 74% approval rating on rotten tomatoes and a 6. More episode 3 s01e03 is the third episode of season one of the dream of red mansions 2010 released on thu jan 01, 1970. Dream of the red chamber by tsao hsuehchin, tsao hsuehchin. One of many movie versions of dream of the red chamber, the famous chinese novel.
Episode 3 s01e03 is the third episode of season one of the dream of red mansions 2010. Dream home was directed and cowritten by pang hocheung and is considered to be a hong kong slasher. On cultural differences in the two english versions of a dream of red mansions. With yuanyuan cheng, li ding, mengjie jiang, yi song. Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese. One of the most expensive chinese tv series ever made at rmb118 million, it is a new adaptation of the classic novel dream of the red chamber.
A dream of red mansions hung lou meng, sometimes translated as the dream of the red chamber, the great classical chinese novel written in the mideighteenth century during the reign of emperor chienlung of the ching dynasty, has been widely popular throughout the last two hundred years and more. On cultural differences in the two english versions of a. Other television versions include a 1996 taiwanese series and a 2010 version directed. Directed by xie tieli and zhao yuan, 1 it is a cinematic adaptation of the 18thcentury chinese novel of the same name. The classic tale of the ning and rong families, chinese aristocrats on the wrong side of the wheel of fate. A dream of red mansions 1988 film series wikipedia. Story of jai bao yus inheritor love affairs with his two cousins in the midst of his familys struggle to remain influential.