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Plot summary
China's Tang dynasty is falling apart, and the imperial family is torn by quarrels among its own members. Crown Prince Wu Luan loves the noblewoman Little Wan, but his father the Emperor marries her himself. Hurt, the prince goes away to a far-off theater, where he devotes himself to music and dance. His uncle Li has the Emperor killed and claims both the throne and Wan. Riders are sent to put Wu Luan to death, and he survives them. He returns to court, where Qing Nu, a lady-in-waiting to Empress Wan, is still pledged to him in marriage. The Emperor asks the prince to rehearse a swordplay ceremony for the Empress's coming coronation.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Banquet (2006)
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- Actress Shao Xiaoshan said she substituted for Zhang Ziyi in some bathing and sex scenes but was not listed in the credits. Zhang Ziyi later told the media at Cannes that she did not appear nude in the movie, indirectly confirming the stand-in.
