A Beijing opera actress performs before a news conference for Chinese director Chen Kaige's production of Mei Lanfang in Beijing July 19, 2007. Veteran director Chen Kaige, best known in the West for ...

The legendary story of late Beijing opera master Mei Lanfang has long been of interest to many established directors. Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan has finally gotten the permission of Mei ...

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi attends a news conference about director Chen Kaige's upcoming film "Mei Lanfang", a biography of the Chinese opera singer, in Beijing July 19, 2007. (Reuters) ...