Real wolves star in wild epic 'Wolf Totem'
- By Zhang Rui
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French director Jean-Jacques Annaud and the cast and crew of "Wolf Totem," including actors Feng Shaofeng, Shawn Dou promote at the premiere in Beijing on Feb.4, 2015. [China.org.cn] |
After the advance screenings, "Wolf Totem," a coproduction between China and France encourages views to rethink the relationships between man and nature, received rave reviews from critics and audiences.
The author of the book Lyu Jiamin (under the pseudonym Jiang Rong), though absent from the premiere as usual, as he refuses to attend any awards ceremonies or publicity activities, wrote a note for the premiere to praise the final cut of the movie: "When I looked at the grassland where I lived in my youth on the big screen, I fell in love with it as I saw my first love. Now I'm a man, nearly 70 years old, but my 'lover' from a half century ago, is still like a sacred young girl with raw beauty powered by youth. This is the beauty that should be cherished most, and this is the beauty I wholeheartedly recommend to audiences."
With its amazing portrayal of wolves, the Chinese novel "Wolf Totem," published in 2004, ranked among the top 10 best-selling books for nearly six years and sold 6 million copies. The book also has international appeal, as it was translated into over 30 languages and has been sold in more than 100 countries. It has received more than 10 literary prizes including the first Man Asian Literary Prize in 2007. Jiang helped director Annaud with the adaptation and allowed him to add a love story to the script. The two have become good friends.
The movie scheduled for general release in China on Feb. 19 with a limited run for the Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 season. It will enter the most furiously competitive film season of the year, which will see the debuts of several other highly-anticipated blockbusters, including Jackie Chan's historical war epic "Dragon Blade" co-starring Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody, "The Man From Macau 2" by Wong Jing and 3D fantasy movie "Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal" by Peter Pau and Zhao Tianyu.
It will also debut in France on Feb. 25. Alibaba Pictures acquired rights to distribute "Wolf Totem" in other territories outside of the United States while the French film company Wild Bunch acquired the European sales rights in February 2013.
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