Following the film's Berlinale premiere, the director talked with us about blending formats, restrained emotion, and first-feature risks.
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.
aState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China bResearch Team of Prevention and Treatment ...