Mei Lanfang (2008)

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A talented but troubled high-school rugby star gets a second shot at redemption after being sentenced to serve time in a Salt Lake City boys' home and landing a coveted spot on the famed Highland High School rugby team in this inspirational sports drama from director Ryan Little (Saints and Soldiers, Everything You Want). Rick Penning (Sean Faris ) was the star player on his Arizona rugby team until his life took a turn for the worse. Now, after a fateful brush with the law, Rick finds himself out of the spotlight and forced to ponder the consequences of his actions in a Salt Lake City juvenile detention center. ...
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As fate would have it, however, Salt Lake's famed Highland High rugby team could use a player like Rick. With a little help from coach Larry Gelwix (Gary Cole), Rick may even be able to lead the Highland High team to the national championships. When Rick discovers that the team they'll be competing against is none other than his old team from Arizona, which is coached by his father, Richard Penning (Neal McDonough), the deciding game takes on a newfound sense of gravity in the eyes of the ambitious young athlete. Arielle Kebbel and Sean Astin co-star.
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In deze film wordt het leven van één van de grootste en meest beroemde Chinese operazanger Mei Lang (Leon Lai) en zijn geliefde Meng Xiaodong (Ziyi Zhang) gevolgd. Mei Lang zorgde er voor dat de Peking Opera ook bekend werd bij het Japanse en zelf het Amerikaanse publiek, en was dan ook buiten de landgrenzen populair. Mei Lang veroorzaakte in zijn leven ook grote controverse doordat hij weigerde op te treden toen de Japanners China hadden bezet.

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A biography Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star.

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