The Sorcerer and the White Snake
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| Traditional | 白蛇傳說之法海 |
| Simplified | 白蛇传说之法海 |
| Mandarin | Bái Shé Chuán Shuō Zhī Fǎ Hǎi |
| Cantonese | Baak6 Se4 Cyun4 Syut3 Zi1 Faat3 Hoi2 |
| Directed by | Ching Siu-tung |
| Produced by | Chui Po-chu Yang Zi |
| Written by | Charcoal Tan Tsang Kan-cheung Szeto Cheuk-hon |
| Based on | Legend of the White Snake |
| Starring |
Jet Li Huang Shengyi Raymond Lam Charlene Choi Wen Zhang Vivian Hsu |
| Music by | Mark Lui |
| Cinematography | Venus Keung |
| Edited by | Angie Lam |
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China Juli Entertainment Media
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| Distributed by | Distribution Workshop |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | HK$200 million |
| Box office | US$32,172,621 (Worldwide) |
The Sorcerer and the White Snake, previously known as, It's Love and Madame White Snake is a 2011 action fantasy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based on the Chinese legend, Legend of the White Snake. Production started in September 10, 2010 and ended on January 16, 2011. The film is in 3-D and was shown out of competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2011. It was released in mainland China on 28 September 2011 and Hong Kong on 29 September.
The film starts with Abbott Fahai and his assistant Neng Ren heading towards a blizzard through a magical door. An ice harpy appears at the top of the mountains and turns the impetuous Neng Ren into an ice statue. She then reveals her past and reasons to kill all men. Unable to persuade the ice harpy to turn over a new leaf, Fahai is forced to fight her. The battle ends with Fahai capturing the ice harpy using a demon trapper, which releases Neng Ren from ice. Neng Ren is then tasked to confine the ice harpy at Lei Feng Pagoda, and the master and assistant head back to the door which disappears after closing behind them. At the Pagoda, Neng Ren transfers the ice harpy from the demon trapper into the magic circle, which holds other trapped demons in it.
On the other side of the mountain, two female snake demons (Qingqing and Susu) are playing around, enjoying their time when they spot a physician, Xu Xian, picking herbs at the foot of the mountain with his friends. Qingqing, being a playful snake, scares him, causing him to fall into the lake below. Susu, being gentler, assumes human form and kisses Xu Xian which allows Vital Essence to flow from her into his body thus saving him. Soon, Xu Xian wakes up and tells his friends about being kissed by a beautiful girl, which only makes them laugh.
After finding a victim of a bat demon, Fahai and Neng Ren leave the temple immediately to subdue the bat demon to avoid more casualties. Xu Xian comes across them and offers a boat ride to the city. Susu starts thinking about the day she kissed Xu Xian and decides to head to the city to find him. Meanwhile, while Qingqing is exploring the city, she came across Neng Ren and decided to help him subdue the bat demon by revealing its location. Neng Ren defeats the bat demon's cohorts, but is unable to subdue the bat demon king who bites him. Though he is subsequently saved by Fahai, Neng Ren starts turning into a bat demon himself the next day and decides to run away.
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