Mei Xi

Acting

Mei Xi

Born January 1, 1911 · Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Died January 26, 1983 · aged 72

No biography available.

Known For

The Young Mistress' FanThe Young Mistress' Fan · 1939
The Young Mistress' Fan
★ 7.01939
Movie
Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde's play on moral values, is adapted for a setting in Shanghai. Young wife Meilin mistakenly believes her husband is having an affair with a social butterfly and decides to leave for a suitor. Her reputation, about to be ruined because of a misplaced fan, is saved by the social butterfly who turns out to be …Unlike typical Chinese scripts on parental love, the understated familial love in the original play is aligned with Li's preference for the undramatic. Motherly love is portrayed indirectly while emotions run strong yet subdued in the film. Poking fun at social culture of the times, this is Li's earliest extant feature film in a modern setting and a showcase of his modernistic and crisp directorial approach.
Dream of the Red MansionsDream of the Red Mansions · 1944
Dream of the Red Mansions
★ 6.81944
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on the famous 18th century Chinese novel with the same name. Set during the 1700s in China, a prominent family loses its good luck when one of the sons loses the jade chip that was embedded in his mouth.
夜奔夜奔 · 1937
夜奔
★ 10.01937
Movie
So BusySo Busy · 1937
So Busy
1937
MovieDrama
苏武牧羊苏武牧羊 · 1940
苏武牧羊
1940
Movie
小妇人小妇人 · 1941
小妇人
1941
Movie
Song of Everlasting RegretSong of Everlasting Regret · 1936
Song of Everlasting Regret
1936
MovieDramaRomance
A melodrama about the couple Zhu Dongxin and Ma Nina.
王熙凤大闹宁国府王熙凤大闹宁国府 · 1939
王熙凤大闹宁国府
1939
Movie

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The Young Mistress' FanThe Young Mistress' Fan · 1939
The Young Mistress' Fan
★ 7.01939
Movie
Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde's play on moral values, is adapted for a setting in Shanghai. Young wife Meilin mistakenly believes her husband is having an affair with a social butterfly and decides to leave for a suitor. Her reputation, about to be ruined because of a misplaced fan, is saved by the social butterfly who turns out to be …Unlike typical Chinese scripts on parental love, the understated familial love in the original play is aligned with Li's preference for the undramatic. Motherly love is portrayed indirectly while emotions run strong yet subdued in the film. Poking fun at social culture of the times, this is Li's earliest extant feature film in a modern setting and a showcase of his modernistic and crisp directorial approach.