Confucius (2010 film)
| Confucius | |
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| Traditional | 孔子 |
| Simplified | 孔子 |
| Mandarin | Kǒng Zǐ |
| Cantonese | Hung2 Zi2 |
| Directed by | Hu Mei |
| Produced by |
Han Sanping Rachel Liu John Shum |
| Written by | Chan Khan He Yanjiang Jiang Qitao Hu Mei |
| Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Zhou Xun Chen Jianbin Ren Quan Lu Yi Yao Lu |
| Music by | Zhao Jiping |
| Cinematography | Peter Pau |
| Edited by | Zhan Haihong |
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Production
company |
Dadi Century (Beijing)
China Film Group |
| Distributed by | China Film Group |
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Release date
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$18.6 million |
Confucius (Chinese: 孔子) is a 2010 Chinese biographical drama film written and directed by Hu Mei, starring Chow Yun-fat as the titular Chinese philosopher. The film was produced by P.H. Yu, Han Sanping, Rachel Liu and John Shum.
Production on the film began in March 2009 with shooting on location in China's Hebei province and in Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang.
The film was scheduled to screen later in 2009 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the 2,560th birthday of Confucius himself. However, the release date was later moved to January 2010.
Funimation released it on 27 March 2012 in English Dub on DVD and Blu-ray.
The film begins with Confucius as an old man, thinking back. Then we see him in his early 50s, being promoted from Mayor to Minister for Law in his home state of Lu. He is confronted with ethical issues after saving a slave-boy who was due to be buried alive with his former master who has just died. There are a lot of complex politics and war, ending with Confucius being rejected and becoming a wandering scholar. After many hardships and losses, he is invited back as an old man. We see him finally preparing the Spring and Autumn Annals, expecting that this book will determine his future influence.
30th Hong Kong Film Awards
Faye Wong sang the theme song for the film. Her "soothing and ethereal voice" was considered appropriate for the lofty spirit of the song, "Solitary Orchid" (Chinese: 幽兰操; pinyin: You Lan Cao), which is based on an ancient work by Han Yu. Wong, a Buddhist, stated that she recorded the song "for Confucius" as his writings still provide the answers to modern questions.
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