Drama ·History · Hong Kong · 1995 · 1h 40m

Lover of the Last Empress

慈禧秘密生活

Lover of the Last Empress poster
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Cast
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching as Hui Yu Lan/Empress Tzu Hsi Tony Leung Ka-fai as Prince Kung/Yik Shut Valerie Chow as The Queen Yu Rongguang as Emperor Hsien Feng Yvonne Yung Hung as Lady Li Kingdom Yuen King-Tan as Da Niu
Crew
William Wu Wai-Lap — Original Music Composer Wong Jing — Writer Charles Heung — Producer Tsai Sung-lin — Producer
Synopsis

The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.

Trailer Lover of the Last Empress — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Director William Wu Wai-Lap Original Music Composer Wong Jing Writer Charles Heung Producer Tsai Sung-lin Producer
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