The Soong Sisters

"Once upon a time in distant China, there were three sisters. One loved money, one loved power, and one loved her country." So opens this historical, melodramatic chronicle of the influential lives of three daughters from one of pre-Communist China's wealthiest families. Two of the Soong sisters ...more

One should not mistake The Soong Sisters for a documentary -- neither is it historically accurate, nor will it make much sense to viewers who aren't already familiar with the period in China's history in which this film is set. Even audiences who do know their stuff when it comes to the revolution of 1911 and its consequences may need a scorecard in order to follow the shifts of alliance, as the events are observed primarily through the eyes of the three sisters of the title: Ai-ling (Michelle ...more