Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) movie 40 years ago (when it was published here as "Murder on the Calais Coach"), it would have been photographed in black-and-white on a back lot in Burbank or Culver City, with one or two stars and a dozen character actors and studio contract players. Its running time would have been around 67 minutes and it could have been a very respectable B-picture. "Murder on the Orient Express" wasn't made into a movie 40 years ago, and after you see the Sidney Lumet production that opened yesterday at the Coronet, you may be both surprised and glad it wasn't. An
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (novel) The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (novel) The Song of Everlasting Sorrow is a 1995 Chinese novel by Wang Anyi. The novel follows Wang Qiyao, a sensitive Shanghai beauty, from 1945 to her murder in 1986. The title is identical to a famous 809 poem by Bai Juyi, about the romance and tragic death of the beautiful imperial consort Yang Yuhuan. "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" was adapted into a 2005 film titled "Everlasting Regret", and a 2006 TV series titled "To Live to Love". The novel has also been translated into Vietnamese by Sơn Lê (as "Trường hận ca"), into