The Legend of Eileen Chang

The Legend of Eileen Chang
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Also known as
Traditional Chinese	她從海上來
Simplified Chinese	她从海上来
Literal meaning	She Came from the Sea
Hanyu Pinyin	Tā Cóng Hǎi Shàng Lái
Written by	Wang Hui-ling
Directed by	Ting Ya-min
Starring	Rene Liu
Country of origin	Taiwan China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer	Hsu Li-kong
Production locations	Shanghai, China
Original release
Network	Public Television Service
Release	January 12 (2004-01-12) – February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)

The Legend of Eileen Chang is a 2004 biographical drama TV series written by Wang Hui-ling and produced by Hsu Li-kong, starring Rene Liu as Eileen Chang, one of China's greatest authors in the 20th century.

Filmed in Shanghai, China, and British Columbia, Canada,[1] the show first aired on Taiwan's Public Television Service on January 12, 2004. In mainland China, the series was not broadcast until 2007 as a result of censorship, which forced all characters to be renamed (the lead character became "Wang Xiaowen") and the show to be completely dubbed.[2] Government censors likely were concerned not just with Chang's well-known anti-Communist beliefs, but also with "glorification" of Chang's first husband Hu Lancheng, who served Japanese interest during the Second Sino-Japanese War and is traditionally considered a hanjian in China.

Cast

• Rene Liu as Eileen Chang
• Winston Chao as Hu Lancheng
• Zhou Xiaoli as Su Qing
• Kou Zhenhai as Chang Chih-yi, Eileen Chang's father
• Ru Ping as Huang Yifan, Eileen Chang's biological mother
• Wang Lin as Sun Yongfan, Eileen Chang's stepmother
• Yan Xiaopin as Chang Mao-yuan, Eileen Chang's aunt

References

1. I was Art Director for four episodes in BC
2. (in Chinese) 《上海往事》尘封4年开播 张爱玲变“王晓文”

External links

• The Legend of Eileen Chang at IMDb