Daftar Hotel Confucius (Chinese: 孔子) is a Chinese biographical film first released in Beijing on 14 January 2010. Directed by Hu Mei, the film stars Chow Yun-fat as the titular philosopher.
Hotel di Jakarta 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.
Choice of actors
After the project was announced, the reaction in China was decidedly mixed. As the film is made in Mandarin, many have expressed concern that Chow, a native of the Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong SAR, will lack the requisite Mandarin-speaking skills to portray the revered philosopher.
Others were concerned that Chow, a veteran of action and Kung Fu-cinema, would turn Confucius into an "kung-fu hero." Such concerns were only exacerbated after mainland star Pu Cunxin criticized Hu Mei's script as containing inappropriate levels of action and romance for a film based on Confucius' life.
Chow Yun Fat rawks! I hope he to see him in asian movies like this in which he can flex his acting muscles to the max rather than dumb western flicks! Fat gof pls no acting in dumb western flicks anymore! We love u and wil continue to support you!
Looks very well done. I guess Michelle Yeoh really isn't in the film as originally expected. Oh well, Chow Yun Fat is still a magnificent actor and I know he'll bring a lot to the film even without Michelle Yeoh.
Cast
* Chow Yun-fat as Confucius
* Zhou Xun as Nanzi
* Jiao Huang as Laozi
* Lu Yi
Kong Jian lawsuit
In December 2009, more controversy arose when a claimed-direct descendent of Confucius brought suit against the film-makers. After seeing the film's trailer, the descendent, Kong Jian, sought to have several scenes deleted from the release of the film and objecting to the intimations that Confucius was romantically attracted to the concubine, Nanzi.
Screening
During the film's launch in China, the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar is reportedly being pulled from nearly 1,600 2-D screens across China, to benefit the wide release of this film. Instead, Avatar will continue to be shown on the fewer, but more popular 900 3-D screens throughout China, which has generated over 64% of the film's total ticket sales in China.
The Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily speculates that the Chinese authorities were worried Avatar had seized the market share from domestic films and noted that many of the vacant cinema slots will be replaced by Confucius, and the film would be "drawing unwanted attention to the sensitive issue" concerning forced evictions of Chinese homes.
However, China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television responded by stating it was a "commercial decision", and because the "box office performance of the 2D version has not been great." However, due to low attendance for Confucius, and high demand for Avatar, the Chinese government reversed their decision, and allowed Avatar to remain on some 2-D screens in China. This choice appeared to be at least partly based on the financial performance of the two films, with Avatar grossing nearly 2.5 times more money per day.
| Confucius | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hu Mei |
| Produced by | Han Sanping Hu Mei |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Zhou Xun |
| Music by | Su Cong |
| Cinematography | Peter Pau |
| Studio | Dadi Film China Film Group |
| Release date(s) | China: 28 January 2010 |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese (Mandarin) |
| Budget | HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) |
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