The soong sisters 1997 letterboxd social film discovery. Made in hong kong, this movie has a notsosubtle bias. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the soong sisters near you. The soong sisters, the awardwinning 1997 hong kong film depicting the lives of the sisters the soong sisters, a 1941 book by emily hahn the soong dynasty, a 1985 book by sterling seagrave, isbn 9780283992384. In the early 1900s, the three soong sisters married three of the most influential figures in the history of china. Keluarga soong adalah dinasti politik di tiongkok yang mencapai tingkat kekuasaan tertinggi. The soong family was a political dynasty in china that reached the highest levels of power. Directed by hong kong film maker mabel cheung, the soong sisters tracks the lives of three reallife siblings, powerful women who lived through and largely influenced. Bersaudari tersebut menikahi figur sejarah paling berpengaruhsun yatsen, chiang kaishek dan kung hsianghsidalam mendirikan republik china, menjadikan keluarga mereka titik fokal pada setiap bagian utama yang dibuat dalam sejarah tiongkok modern. Chingling married sun yatsen, the revolutionary founder of modern china.
An interesting movie that centralizes on the lives of the soong sisters. The soong sisters, originally released in 1997, is considered one of the highlights of director and caamfest 2016 spotlight filmmaker mabel cheungs ongoing career. A film about the chinese revolution told from the perspective of the wives of the key players. Bersaudari tersebut menikahi figur sejarah paling berpengaruhsun yatsen, chiang kaishek dan kung hsianghsidalam mendirikan republik china, menjadikan keluarga mereka titik fokal pada setiap bagian utama yang dibuat dalam sejarah tiongkok. In mabel cheungs film, she complains to her elder sister ailing that chiang kaishek is just trying to use the soong family name to boost his.
Sep 19, 1997 law wrote and produced the soong sisters, which was directed by his wife, cheung. Madame chiang was a second tier dragon lady, less colorful than turandot or cixi, and less scary than madame mao. The soong sisters were three shanghainese of hainanese descent chinese women who. Film the soong sisters 1997 gt merupakan salah satu film bergenre drama, history, romance yang di sutradarai oleh sutradara kondang papan atas mabel cheung, dan tidak ketinggalan juga, film ini dijamin bertabur deretan bintang film papan atas akan memukau anda saat nonton film the soong sisters 1997 gt. This film follows the sisters progress from attending school in america to the. Cheung, who hasnt directed a pic since the 1989 taels, invested years in planning and raising the money for the movie, which finally shot two. Oct 12, 2012 in mabel cheungs film, she complains to her elder sister ailing that chiang kaishek is just trying to use the soong family name to boost his career. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for the soong sisters in any language.
Nonton movie the soong sisters 1997 gt sub indo dramamu. Soong ailing was the wife of a chinese nationalist industrialist who became one of chinas. While it focuses on the period of republican china, the movie was heavily influenced by the politics of its production time. This film follows the lives of the three soong daughters, who were educated in america and returned to china. The soong sisters visiting nationalist women soldiers. Full episodes of the soong sisters english sub viewasian. In 1940, they returned to chongqing and established the chinese industrial cooperatives, which opened job opportunities for people through weaving, sewing and other crafts.
See more ideas about sisters, chinese history, madame chiang kai shek. Ailing the oldest married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Three women at the heart of twentiethcentury china, i thought it would be interesting to go back and reread their biographies in the 1940 book by emily hahn, a prolific author who ended her days as a columnist for the new yorker magazine in new york but was famous for her life and. The soong sisters film from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The film opens with a scene of the three soong sisters in their childhood in the late qing dynasty. May 16, 2012 the film emphasizes the soong sisters assumption of power and responsibility at a crucial juncture of chinese history, primarily by documenting the role they played in influencing their powerful husbands. The soong sisters, the awardwinning 1997 hong kong film depicting the lives of the sisters.
Kitaros score for the soong sisters, the story of three sisters who grew up in precommunist china, were educated in america, and ultimately married some of chinas most powerful men, mixes eastern and western melodies and instruments into sweeping, often romantic pieces like dr. They tell you before the action begins that one sister loved money, another loved her country, and the. One loved money, one loved power, and one loved her country not so wellknown in the west. Full list episodes the soong sisters english sub viewasian, the soong family was a political dynasty in china that reached the highest levels of power.
When the japanese occupied nanjing and wuhan, the three sisters moved to hong kong. Set in china in the early 20th century, cheungs awardwinning film tells the true story of the three fascinating soong sisters, whose highprofile marriages, celebrity status. Meiling the youngest married chiang kaishek, china. The soong sisters, which took three years to research and threeandahalf months to film on locations in china and japan, is one of the most expensive movies ever made in hong kong. The score also shows a surprising amount of variety, moving from tense. The soong sisters are absolute rockstars in that colleges history. Kung, a wealthy and powerful man who eventually became hong kongs finance minister.
May 26, 1997 soong chingling married sun yatsen, the man whose republican revolution displaced the qing dynasty. Watch full episode of the soong sisters hong kong drama. I can imagine theres just as much reason to react in anger. The two, who met at nyu film school 15 years ago, work as a team. Two of the soong sisters married important figures in 20thcentury chinese history. Lets watching and enjoying the soong sisters episode 1 and many other episodes of the soong sisters with full hd for free. This film does have extraordinary setdecoration and photography, and its story is quietly engaging.
The three sisters married the most important historical figures sun yatsen, chiang kaishek and kung hsianghsi in the founding of the republic of china, making their family the focal point of every major decision. Read the the soong sisters movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The peoples liberation army provided period tanks, vehicles and aircraft and over 2,000 extras for the battle scenes. In mabel cheungs film, she complains to her elder sister ailing that chiang kaishek is just trying to use the soong family name to boost his career. This film follows the sisters progress from attending. With maggie cheung, michelle yeoh, vivian wu, winston chao. Law wrote and produced the soong sisters, which was directed by his wife, cheung. Soong chingling played by maggie cheung married sun yatsen, who led the chinese revolution that toppled the qing dynasty in 1911 and became chinas first president, while her sister meiling vivian wu married suns successor, the famed chiang kaishek. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. But all three sisters were very much in the public eye, and in the news magazines almost as often as film stars, says verity wilson. Dec 23, 2015 directed by hong kong film maker mabel cheung, the soong sisters tracks the lives of three reallife siblings, powerful women who lived through and largely influenced major upheavals in. The soong sisters is a fullbore historical melodrama that sweeps the viewer along with eyecatching widescreen compositions but falls way short of its obvious intentions.
The struggle for china to gain its identity is the backdrop for. The soong sisters original motion picture soundtrack. The soong sisters is a 1997 hong kong historical drama film based on the lives of the soong sisters from 1911 to 1949. He weds soong chingling,despite stern opposition from charlie soong.
We have mayling soong, who is the wife of chaing kaishek. Soundtrack to the film the soong sisters barcode and other identifiers barcode. A film has to be evaluated on its honesty, the the soong sisters perhaps consciously, perhaps not tells lies that brutalized generations. The oldest daughter ailing married industrialist h. The soong sisters at wesleyan pictures of real soong sisters. Director mabel cheung had a very difficult time getting the film approved by the chinese communist authorities, and was ultimately forced to cut about 20 minutes of the film. It seems like the director took his own view in the movie and i have to say it is relatively objective. This film follows the lives of the three soong daughters, who were educated in. The soong sisters adalah sebuah film drama sejarah hong kong 1997 yang berdasarkan pada kehidupan soong bersaudari dari 1911 sampai 1949. Mabel cheungs the soong sisters, though a bit forgotten nowadays, was a momentous project and an awards magnet at the time of its making and release, coming out in the year of hong kongs retrocession to china and raking in hong kong film awards or nominations for most of its key players. We have chingling soong, who is the wife of sun yatsen. Banyak film yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyrakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus. Nonton film drama the soong sisters 1997 gt subtitle. One should not mistake the soong sisters for a documentary neither is it historically accurate, nor will it make much sense to viewers who arent already familiar with the period in chinas history in which this film is set.
The soong sisters watch full movie free asiancrush. The soong sisters 1977 watch online and download free on. Sep 22, 2016 some years later, cheung was back in china filming a major historical drama, the soong sisters 1997, based on the reallife story of three sisters married to three of the most important men in. The film emphasizes the soong sisters assumption of power and responsibility at a crucial juncture of chinese history, primarily by documenting the role they played in influencing their powerful husbands. Set in china in the early 20th century, cheungs awardwinning film tells the true story of the three fascinating soong sisters, whose highprofile marriages. Read the the soong sisters movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Even audiences who do know their stuff when it comes to the revolution of 1911 and its consequences may need a scorecard in order to follow the shifts of alliance, as. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The sisters captured the worlds fascination for their brilliant marriages and their. Banyak film sub indo yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyarakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus.
Because i had just read jung changs biography of the soong sisters big sister, little sister, red sister. Chingling married sun yatsen, the revolutionary founder of modern. Kung a rich man who influenced a lot of the events. It cast three of the most highprofile asian actresses at the time as the titular sisters. Soong chingling married sun yatsen, the founder of the chinese republic while her sister mayling married suns successor, the famed chian kaishek.
This period of time is obviously a controversial topic in modern chinese history. Ailing yang tertua menikah dengan seorang pengusaha kaya dan berkuasa. Some years later, cheung was back in china filming a major historical drama, the soong sisters 1997, based on the reallife story of three sisters. Download the soong sisters, download, hong kong movie 1977, watch hk drama 2020 online and hk movies and tvb shows in high quality, korea drama cantonese, china drama cantonese, hk movies and download free on dramahk. Check out all of our freely drama series online by clicking on drama list. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Film ini mengikuti kehidupan tiga anak perempuan soong, yang dididik di amerika dan kembali ke cina.