Yes, it’s a film-about-a-film kind of film. China’s first film was shot in 1905 entitled “DingJun Mountain”. It is about a Peking Opera routine and it starred Tan Xipei. So in essence it is a film about a film about Peking Opera. I am sure that works out somehow.

The new movie, named after the old one, portrays the entire production of Dingjun Mountain (1905) - from preparation to casting and shooting, director An Zhanjun said before Monday’s premiere at the Daguanlou Cinema, where the old film also made its debut.

It is interesting to see that China was involved in movie production even earlier than Hollywood. The first movie shot in HollyWood was called “In Old California“, shot by D.W.Griffith.