CHINADAILYlifearts19FRIDAY,AUGUST3,2012EDITOR'SPICKSChinesearttreatsatLondonOlympicsFanswatchingtheLondon2012Olym-picGamescantakeabreakfromsportstohaveatasteofculture.
OneofthefringeactivitiesisaChineseartexhibitionunveiledattheRoyalAcad-emyofArtsinLondononMonday.
NamedChinaArtsExhibition,London2012,ChineseElegantTranscendingCul-ture,theexhibitiondisplays160Chinesebrushpaintings,oilpaintingsandsculp-tureworksof35modernChineseartsmasters.
"Theexhibitionisashowcaseofcon-temporaryChinesearts,"LiuXiaoming,China'sambassadorintheUnitedKing-dom,saysinhisspeech.
Theseven-dayexhibitionisjointlyhostedbytheChinaNationalAcademyofArtsandtheChinaArtsFoundation,withsupportfromtheChineseMinistryofCulture,theChineseEmbassyinBritainandtheBritishEmbassyinChina.
"CoincidingwiththeLondonOlympicGames,thisexhibitionisaperfectintegra-tionofartsandsports,"saysTianLiming,deputypresidentoftheChineseNationalAcademyofArts.
HeJiaying,afamousfinebrushworkfigurepainter,broughthispaintingVic-toryGoddesstotheexhibitiontoextendhisbestwishestoLondon.
Thepaintingwasdonetomarktheholdingofthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing.
AfterLondon,theartsexhibitionwilltourChinatoshowcasetheachievementsofChineseartists,whohavefollowedworldarttrendsclosely.
—ZHANGCHUNYANAbsencebringsoutthebestinGardot'svoiceMelodyGardot'svoicewandersbetweenvulnerabilityandseductive-ness,thoughsheneverreallytakesside.
Inherthirdstudioalbum,TheAbsence,whichwillbereleasedinChinasoon,theGrammy-nominatedAmericanjazzsingermakesthebestuseofhervoiceandimmersedintheculturesofPortugal,ArgentinaandBrazil,whereshevisitedinaprotractedjourneyofmusicaldiscovery.
The27-year-oldalsolendshervoicetoEdithPiaf'siconicLaVieenRose,asongthatholdsaspecialplaceinhermindandimagination.
It'saninspiringsong,justlikeherconnectionwithherguitar,whenGardot,afashionstudentinPhiladelphiathen,turnedtomusicastherapyassherecoveredfromatrafficaccidentthatdamagedherbrainandfracturedherpel-visandspine.
—CHENNANMid-summermusicfestivalintheoutdoorsBeijingmusicfanswillbeabletoenjoyanoutdoormusicfestivalwithoutdrivinghourstotheoutskirtsortoanothercity.
ComeAug18and19,MaxStarMusicFestival,willbeheldatDitanPark,down-townBeijing.
Youngpioneeringmusicpowers,suchasMilk&Coffeeandfolksinger-song-writersCaoFangandHaoYun,aswellasrocksinger-songwriterMaTiao,willsharethestageinthetwo-dayevent.
Aftervisitingthemusicfestival,guestscangotonearbyWudaoyinghutong,whichhasacollectionofshops,restau-rantsandcafes.
Aug18and19.
DitanPark,NorthSecondRingRoad.
Yonghegongsubwaysta-tion,Beijing.
400-818-3333.
—CHENNANTonyLeungtakesonnewchallengeTonyLeung,starofIntheMoodforLoveandACityofSadness,willplayHeBinginTheSilentWar.
Leungplaysthehooligan-turned-spywhoissupersensitivetosound,thoughvisuallyimpaired.
Leungisfamousforbeingexpressivewithhiseyes,butthistimewillwearglasses.
VeteranactressZhouXunplayshisbossandloveinterest.
DirectorsAlanMakandFelixChonghavemadeanumberofsmashhitsintheespionagegenre,suchasInfernalAffairsandOverheard.
ThefilmwillpremiereonAug7.
—LIUWEINewkingoftheboxofficeItissurprisingtoknowthatthenewrecordholderofChina'sboxofficeforadomesticreleaseisaclosetedfanofexperimentalfilm.
WuershangrewuponaheavydoseofAlanResnaisandAndreiTarkovsky,Europeanauteurswhoseworksareknownforbeinginaccessible.
"WhenevertheypresentedHollywoodfare,"saysWuershan,referringtohiscollegeexposuretoforeigncinema,"I'dgetupandleavethetheater.
"PaintedSkin:TheResurrectionhasjustedgedoverthe700millionyuan($109.
8million)landmark,becomingthehigh-est-grossingChinese-languagemovieofalltime—forthetimebeing.
Butthedirectorwhomadeit,isnotlight-heartedorbaskingintheglowofsuccess.
Therunawayhitisthetargetofanavalancheofcriticisms—somehavebeenbrushedasideorrespondedtobyWuershaninalengthyvideointerviewwithChinaDaily.
Thesnowmountain,whichdetractorssayresemblestheParamountlogo,wasamattepaintingbasedonaphotographofarealpeakinTibet.
"Allsnowmountaintopslookabitsimi-lar,"saysthe40-year-olddirector.
ThewizardofthekingdomofTianlang,playedbyChinese-AmericansingerKrisPhillips,isdisparagedaslookinguncom-fortablylikeLordVoldemort.
Theimage,clarifiesthedirector,isactuallyamishmashofnomadicwitchesandrituals.
ThelanguagespokenbythecharacterisSanskrit.
ThekingdomisnotHan,butamixofHunandotherraces.
Askedwhethertheportrayalofthisfictionaltribevis-a-vistheuprightHanisa"politicallyincorrect"choicejustifiedonlybyhisownethnicity(WuershanisethnicMongolian),thedirectorrepliedthathedidnotseethetribeas"villains",butjustas"rivalsoftheHan".
Hewentontoelucidatethatinthemythicalera,around2,000yearsago—thetimewhenthestorywasset—HunandthenomadictribesinNorthernChina"werethestrongerracesandtheHancouldappeasetheirwrathbysendingoverbeautifulgirlsasbrides".
Wuershanishisfirstname.
"Mongoliansdonotusesur-names.
Somewouldtakeontheirtribalnameasthesurname,andIhadtoputdownWuershaninthecategoryoflastnameinmypassportandleaveXXXasmyfirstname,"heexplains.
"XXXismeanttodenote'notapplicable',butsomehavetakenitassomesortofstagenameforahip-hopsinger.
"AfewyearsagowhenWuershanmadeatriptoalocalmovietheater,hefoundscarcelyanydomesticfilmsinthelineup.
HesworethathewouldmakemoviesbigenoughtocompetewithHollywood.
Hedidnotgiveuphisfascinationwithart-houseofferings,buthewouldusethecinematiclanguagehelearnedfromthissomewhat"elitist"faretotellstorieswithmassappeal,"moviesfullofspectacles".
Ofthenewfilm"masters",WuershanhassethiseyesonChristopherNolan,DavidFincher,DarrenAronofskyandtheWachowskisashisrolemodels—filmmakerswhoturnoutblockbustersyetretaintheirstrongpersonaltouch.
Wuershanhasananalogyforhisapproach:"Myrelation-shipwiththeaudience,asIseeit,isthatofthechefandthecustomer,notofthephysicianandthepatient.
Iprepareafeast,witharichvarietyofdishes,andpeoplecomeforthetaste,thefragrance,whatever,andtheyendupfindingithasnutrientsaswell.
Likewise,Ihavetoplacetheentertainmentvalueofafilmastoppriority,andthenitsaestheticvalueanditsprobeintohumanity.
"Duringtheinterview,Wuershandisplaysavastknowledgeformythologiesandreligions.
HeidentifiesthesourcesfortheimagesofmanyofStarWar'scharacters,includingQueenAmidala,"oneofwhoseheadgearisobviouslyMongolianinitsinspiration".
HemarvelsatthewayHollywoodabsorbsfromculturestheworldover.
AndheattemptstodrawonthetreasuretroveofAsiansourcesinhisowncreations.
InTheButcher,theChefandtheSwordsman,his2010breakoutfilmthatwonhimtheBestNewcomerAwardatTaiwan'sGoldenHorse,hestirsupavortexofstylesthatmakemanyviewersdizzywithquestions.
"Isn'ttheplumpwomandressedinJapanesegarb"Someasked.
"No,thatwasinspiredbythefamoustri-coloredglazedpotteryfromtheTangDynasty(AD618-907),"hereplied.
ThePaintedSkinsequel,however,indeedhasJapaneseele-ments.
WuershanhiredaJapaneseconceptartisttocomeupwithstoryboardsthatmoreorlessdeterminedthevisualstyleofthefilm.
Fromthebeginning,heintendedtocreatean"ori-entalfantasy"ratherthanastrictlyChineseone.
"Fantasyisagenrethatfitsus.
Asianshaverichimaginationandanabundantsourceofmaterials.
Withnewtechnologies,someofthesestoriescanbevisualizedonthebigscreen,"hesays.
Wuershanapproachesstoriesinthiskindoffilmasallego-ries.
"That'llsetyoufreeinunderstandingthefilm,"hesays.
Thatmayalsoexplainthestylizeddialogueandactionthatsomeintheaudienceareuncomfortablewith—inadomesticfilm,thatis,asaforeignfantasybenefitsfromthedistancealreadyexistingbetweenthestoryandtheviewer.
Whileyoung,Wuershanwasanavidreaderofphilosophy,especiallyFriedrichNietzsche.
Itseemsnaturalthathewouldwanttoembarkonprojectsaboutheroesandsuperheroes.
"It'lltaketime.
Wehavelaggedbehindineverygenre.
Iwanttopushtheromancefantasytotheextremeandthentacklethesuperherotype.
"Thereisonebigger-than-lifeheroWuershan,beinganethnicMongolian,isdestinedtodreamofbringingtoscreen.
"IstartedtoresearchGenghisKhanwhenIwasinhighschool,"herecalls.
"Hegrewfromanorphantobecometheconqueroroftheworld.
"ButthenewkingofChinesebox-officerecordwouldnottakeupsuchabiopicrightnowasit'lltaketimeforhimto"deepenmyknowledgeofthesubject".
ThePaintedSkinsequeltookWuershantwoyearstoprepareandshoot.
"IfIwork30moreyears,Icanturnoutadozenofthese.
Byretirementage,Imaywinddownandmakesmallermoviesthataremorepersonalandevenexperimentalinnature.
"WiththeincreasedcompetitionfromHollywood,Wuershanhasjustonestrategy:"Emptytalkwon'tchangeanything.
You'llhavetotakeactionandmakegoodmovies.
"Contactthewriteratraymondzhou@chinadaily.
com.
cn.
ThedirectorofChina'sbox-officerecordbreakerswitchedfromhigh-browfaretomassentertainmentinonefellswoop,takingtheindustrybysurprise,RaymondZhouwrites.
PaintedSkin:TheResurrec-tionisthesequeltothe2008hit,whichwasadaptedfromaclassictaleofQingDynasty(1644-1911)literature.
Butthethreadthatbindsthetwoisslimatbestasthefoxdemonistheonlychar-acterthatiscarriedover.
Whiletheoriginalisafamilydramadis-guisedasathriller,thesequelisafantasyonamuchlargerscale.
Themovieisanchoredbythesametrioofstarswhoshinebrightlyintheirprime.
ZhouXunreprisesherroleasthefoximp,havingnishedher500yearsofimprisonmentinice.
ZhaoWeiisnowaprincesswhosefaceispartiallyscarredbyabear.
ChenKunisherchildhoodbodyguardwhoisnowassignedtoafrontierpostasageneral.
Theiraffectionforeachotherishinderedbyherphysicalimperfection,sotospeak.
Now,thefoxfairyneedsaregu-lardietofhumanheartsunlesssomeonevolunteerstogivehisorhersinexchangeforalifeasanon-human.
Seeingherlovedone'sattractiontothebeauti-fulfairy,theprincessmakestheoffer,afterashort-termtrialthatconvincesherthemanshelongsforcannotovercomethesurfaceofphysicaldefect.
Tocomplicatematters,theirfatesareintertwinedwithpoliticsbecauseamenacingneigh-borinsistsontheirofferoftheprincessasabrideinreturnforpeace.
Intheend,allthreemakeahugepersonalsacriceforthesakeoflove.
RAYMONDZHOURE-IMAGINEDFANTASYABOUTLOVEPROVIDEDTOCHINADAILYDirectorWuershanbelievesfantasyisagenrethattsChineselmmakersasthecountryhasanabundantsourceofinspiration.
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