Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
此劇本主要描寫楊玉環(huán)醉后自賞懷春的心態(tài)表演色情，格調(diào)低俗。20世紀(jì)50年代，梅蘭芳去蕪存精，從人物情感變化入，從美學(xué)角度糾正了它的藝術(shù)傾向。劇中，楊玉環(huán)飲酒從掩袖而飲到隨意而，梅蘭芳以外形動(dòng)作的變來表現(xiàn)這個(gè)失寵貴妃從內(nèi)苦悶、強(qiáng)自作態(tài)到不能自、沉醉失態(tài)的心理變化過。繁重的舞蹈舉重若輕，銜杯、臥魚、醉步、扇舞身段難度甚高，演來舒展然，流貫著美的線條和韻[1]?？上诽m芳拍攝京劇電影《貴妃醉酒》時(shí)雖功力深厚，畢竟已年過花，對(duì)高難度動(dòng)作有所改動(dòng)所幸梅派藝術(shù)后繼有人，該劇仍然常演常新。
劇源何處
有資料說此劇源自昆曲目，由其唱詞結(jié)構(gòu)可見一，尤已開場(chǎng)的[四平調(diào)]為京劇珍品。該劇的突出特是載歌載舞，通過優(yōu)美的舞動(dòng)作，細(xì)致人微地將楊妃期盼、失望、孤獨(dú)、怨的復(fù)雜心情一層層揭示出。如楊貴妃前后三次的飲動(dòng)作，便各有不同：第一是用扇子遮住酒杯緩緩地；第二次是不用扇子遮而飲；第三次是一仰而盡。所以如此，是因?yàn)殚_始時(shí)還怕宮人竊笑，因而故作持，掩飾著內(nèi)心的苦悶；酒入愁腸愁更愁，最后到已過量時(shí)，心中的懊惱、恨、空虛……便一股腦地泄出來。再如三次“銜杯的動(dòng)作，也將楊貴妃從初到醺醺醉意細(xì)致入微地表出來。這些歌舞化的動(dòng)作也體現(xiàn)出楊貴妃驕縱任性放浪的性格內(nèi)核。
京劇中的諸多旦角流派以及各地方種也有此劇的演出，但從行程度而言均無法與梅蘭相比肩，即便是曾有評(píng)論為的“南歐北梅”（據(jù)稱是美中見醉，歐是醉中見）的歐陽予倩的版本亦未真正流傳下來