In 1900, under the rule of the Empress Dowager Cixi, China was in the era of the division of powers. Under the signing of various unequal treaties, the people had no livelihood, famines everywhere, and the Boxer Rebellion finally broke out. Minister Rong Luadvocated suppression of the Boxers, and Prince Duanplayedwanted to use the boxers to drive the great powers out of China, so he continued to kill missionaries and foreigners.headed by British Minister Arthurdecided to stay in Beijing in order to avoid the outbreak of war. However, under the erroneous instructions of Prince Duan, the conflict became more and more violent. During the fifty-five days besieged by the Boxers, American officers, the Russian Countessand others led the defense of the coalition forces of various countries. The coalition forces invaded Beijing, and Cixi fled in disguise as a civilian. After the defeat of the Qing court, he exchanged territories for compensation in exchange for a little respite, but this led to the country's accelerated demise.
55 Days at Peking movie plot
2022-02-25 08:01
Extended Reading
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Karlie 2022-04-22 07:01:49
The Chinese people can only watch this film but they can only be shocked. The whole film is that the Boxer Regiment surrounded a small group of the Eight-Power Allied Forces and beat them, and then the crooked nuts persisted for 55 days and finally came (A San took the lead Entrance) reinforcements, beat the Boxers, and happily invade the "epic story" of the Forbidden City. Looking at the change of Gengzi from a foreigner's point of view, the natural point of view is different from ours, but you should not gather and celebrate under the city wall as if you have liberated the country... David Niven's temperament is still so good.
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Katrine 2022-03-18 09:01:07
Except for the setting, the overall is lackluster, the procrastinating rhythm makes people drowsy, and the excessively subjective perspective also affects the level of the film. The Manchus played by several foreigners are quite tasteful. This colonialist film represents the views of most Westerners towards the Chinese at the time - most Chinese people are like uncivilized monkeys in the forest. While rejecting (or unable to) their own "evolution", they desperately resisted human civilization's grants. "Education."
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Sir Arthur Robertson: It's most unfortunate that a Chinese was killed.
Maj. Matt Lewis: A Boxer?
Sir Arthur Robertson: A Chinese citizen, Major! You're not in the Wild West now, you know. You don't go around shooting Chinese like you do red Indians!
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Sophie: [referring to Natalie's necklace] They should be around my neck!
Baron Sergei Ivanoff: Of course, Sophie. You look positively naked without them.