Mar 05, 2015 filmmaker jeanjacques annaud goes from outcast to ally in china chinese actors feng shaofeng, left, and shawn dou, center, are photographed on set of the film wolf totem, with french film. Annaud and company make a bold environmental statement cloaked in a personal story of one young mans personal growth, change and awareness. By living with the nomads and among the wolves on the steppe, the protagonist builds a deep respect for freedom and nature, themes annaud has explored before in his films the bear and. Jeanjacques annaud born 1 october 1943 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing quest for fire 1981, the name of the rose 1986, the bear 1988, the lover 1992, seven years in tibet 1997, enemy at the gates 2001 and wolf totem.
Chinas runaway bestseller and winner of the inaugural man asian literary prize published in china in 2004, wolf totem has broken all sales records, selling millions of copies along with millions more on the black market. It tells the story of a young man, chen zhen, who leaves beijing to work in mongolias countryside during chinas cultural revolution. Starring feng shaofeng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa. Jean jacques annaud born 1 october 1943 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing quest for fire 1981, the name of the rose 1986, the bear 1988, the lover 1992, seven years in tibet 1997, enemy at the gates 2001 and wolf totem 2015.
Here you can find products of jeanjacques annaud, william feng, edko films ltd. Jeanjacques annaud wolftraining follows tigers and bears for director jeanjacques annaud french director to spend 18 months training wolves for. The film, about the wolves that roam the steppes of mongolia, will be released stateside sept. To film wolf totem, french director raised chinese wolves. Jeanjacques annaud born 1 october 1943 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing quest for fire 1981, the name of the rose 1986, the bear 1988, the lover 1992, seven years in tibet 1997, enemy at the gates 2001 and wolf totem 2015. China to submit jeanjacques annauds wolf totem for.
May 27, 2014 jean jacques annaud declined the offer from hollywood to direct life of pi and instead decided to helm wolf totem, based on the bestselling and influential chinese novel. Jeanjacques annaud adds another visually bold adventure tale to his filmography with wolf totem le dernier loup, or lang tu teng, shot on location under daunting conditions over a yearanda. Renowned french director jean jacques annaud is preparing the film adaptation of wolf totem. When the novel wolf totem was published in china in 2004, it became an overnight sensation. It will screen at the efm in berlin before it opens in his native france on. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of wolf totem by rong jiang. The story is told from the point of view of chen zhen feng shaofeng, a young beijing student sent there to teach the mongolians how to read and write mandarin chinese, and its politics shift and waver with the protagonists. The film premiered at the european film market on february 7, 2015. Sep 23, 2015 in order to make his th movie wolf totem without cg wolves, jeanjacques annaud quest for fire, wings of courage, who has made a career out of shooting with animals in exotic. Wolf totem was a hit in china its one of the topten films at the chinese box office this year. Wolf totem was adapted into a 2015 frenchchinese coproduction by french director jean jacques annaud. Started in 1995 connecting films to festivals, reporting and promoting festivals worldwide a brand new website will soon be available. Annaud, despite a history with china, adapted the film. Annaud to direct wolf totem in china hollywood reporter.
In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic. Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including. Readers of all ages and occupations embraced the story of a han chinese student sent to inner mongolia during the cultural revolution. With shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa, zhusheng yin. In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of inner mongolia. Sep 08, 2015 just a day after it was announced that china had submitted wolf totem as its official entry to this years academy awards, its director jeanjacques annaud still seems bemused, if not outright shocked, that he finds himself talking about it. It also, sadly, is one of the very last scores from music maestro james horner and it is beautiful. A student from 1960s beijing discovers a common ground between himself and the animals he lives beside in this period drama from director jeanjacques annaud. In wolf totem, the french director jeanjacques annaud, no stranger to animals the bear or turbulent chinese history seven years in tibet, adapts a novel that grew into a. The story is told from the point of view of chen zhen feng shaofeng, a young beijing student sent there to teach the mongolians how to read and write mandarin chinese, and its politics shift and waver with the.
Jeanjacques annaud wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. French director jeanjacques annaud said he wanted to show audiences real wolves and inner mongolia in his hotly anticipated film wolf totem at a press conference in beijing monday. Wolf totem follows a chinese student from beijing who is sent to inner mongolia in 1967 for reeducation at the height of the cultural revolution. It centers around a young student from beijing who finds himself sent to the countryside of inner mongolia in 1967 as part of chinas cultural revolution, where countless citizens seen as elite were forced to become farmers in remote communities. Wolf totem is based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel wolf totem written by jiang rong. Shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ba sen, zha bu, jeanjacques annaud, william kong, xavier castano, china film co. Shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ba sen, zha bu, jean jacques annaud, william kong, xavier castano, china film co. Filmmaker jeanjacques annaud goes from outcast to ally in china. It is based on the semiautobiographical book of the same name.
A true story that manages to seem both mythical and too fantastic to have really happened, jeanjacques annauds epic 3d wolf totem is ultimately a hymn and a plea for ecological harmony. J ean jacques annauds wolf totem is set in inner mongolia during the cultural revolution and concerns the chinese communist partys efforts to civilize the locals. Early this month, the production team held an opening ceremony to commence the shooting of the film. Aug 20, 2009 jean jacques annaud wolf training follows tigers and bears for director jean jacques annaud french director to spend 18 months training wolves for film adaptation of chinese bestseller wolf totem. Wolf totem, a film by the french director jeanjacques annaud, opens in china with beijings approval. Sep 10, 2015 j ean jacques annauds wolf totem is set in inner mongolia during the cultural revolution and concerns the chinese communist partys efforts to civilize the locals. Wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese book and directed by the acclaimed jeanjacques annaud, is an epic tale of one mans journey from bustling beijing to the. Jeanjacques annaud is the director of a new movie adaptation of the book wolf totem, by jiang rong.
Jiang rong novel, jeanjacques annaud screenplay stars. As soon as he finishes his coffee in cannes, jeanjacques annaud will take a plane to paris, then another to beijing, then a third to inner mongolia. If you are a fan of wolves french director jeanjacques annauds latest film, wolf totem, may just be up your alley. On saturday, annaud will arrive in china to chair the jury of the 15th shanghai international film festival, which kicks off this weekend with 17 films from around the world in. Le dernier loup is a 2015 chineselanguage drama film based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel of the same name by lu jiamin. Wolf totem by jeanjacques annaud, xavier castano feng. A decade and a half on, the 68yearold french director is being welcomed here with open arms. Wolf totem director jeanjacques annaud living with. Jean jacques annaud declined the offer from hollywood to direct life of pi and instead decided to helm wolf totem, based on the bestselling and influential chinese novel. Wolf totem was adapted into a 2015 frenchchinese coproduction by french director jeanjacques annaud. Annauds wolf totem, set in inner mongolia in the 1960s.
Jeanjacques annaud heeds the call of the wild for wolf totem. Apr 23, 2014 french director jean jacques annaud said he wanted to show audiences real wolves and inner mongolia in his hotly anticipated film wolf totem at a press conference in beijing monday. Jun 01, 2014 jeanjacques annaud is the director of a new movie adaptation of the book wolf totem, by jiang rong. It was filmed on the plains of inner mongolia and the setting is the time during the chinese cultural revolution. Annauds wild wolf totem took seven years to make boston. Aug, 2009 frenchman jeanjacques annaud will direct wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese novel of the same name, in china with backing from the beijing forbidden city movie co, one of the book s. Wolf totem jeanjacques annauds adaptation of jiang rongs semiautobiographical novel is a simplistic but viscerally powerful drama. Frenchman jeanjacques annaud will direct wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese novel of the same name, in china with backing from.
Director jeanjacques annaud, lower left, insisted on using real wolves in wolf totem, left and below. This is a beautifully made 3d movie by a great french film director jeanjacques annaud. A student from 1960s beijing discovers a common ground between himself and the animals he lives beside in this period drama from director jean jacques annaud. Wolf totem is a semiautobiographical novel by chinese author lu jiamin, first published in 2004 under the pen name jiang rong. Based on the semiautobiographical, bestselling novel by lu jiamin, writing. Jean jacques annaud on the set of his film, wolf totem. Filmmaker jeanjacques annaud wouldnt seem to be the chinese governments first choice to adapt the story of wolf totem to the big screen. Wolf totem director jeanjacques annaud living with wolves. Although its not yet been officially announced, jeanjacques annauds new film wolf totem is.
Directed by jeanjacques annaud, wolf totem is an adaptation of the bestselling, though controversial, chinese novel by jiang rong. It was scheduled to be released in china on february 19, 2015, for the start of the chinese new year, and in france on february 25, 2015. Written by alain godard, annaud, lu wei, and john collee, based on the novel by jiang rong. China looks west to bring wolf totem to screen the new. There is a lot going on in wolf totem and all of it is good. In wolf totem its the call of the mild the boston globe. Director jeanjacques annaud s wolf totem presents the wolf filled u. Wolf totem is based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel wolf totem written by lu jiamin under the pseudonym jiang rong. Wolftraining follows tigers and bears for director jean. China to submit jeanjacques annauds wolf totem for oscar. Presented last week in hong kong in the presence of the french filmmaker jean jacques annaud, the francochinese coproduction wolf. Bringing wolf totem to the big screen the writing studio. Feb 24, 2015 wolf totem, a film by the french director jeanjacques annaud, opens in china with beijings approval.
Filmmaker jeanjacques annaud goes from outcast to ally in china chinese actors feng shaofeng, left, and shawn dou, center, are photographed on. Wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese book and directed by the acclaimed jeanjacques annaud, is an epic tale of one mans journey from bustling beijing to the majestic plains of. In jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic. Now, wolf totem opens in the us, where annaud is happy to present american audiences with another option besides the typical hollywood fare. How jeanjacques annaud made mongolian survival tale wolf.
French director jeanjacques annaud, despite a history with china, adapted the film, which was produced by china film group, edko films, and reperage. Chinese censors had allowed the book to be published, and it became a bestseller in china. Feb 26, 2015 when the novel wolf totem was published in china in 2004, it became an overnight sensation. Director jeanjacques annauds wolf totem presents the wolffilled u. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads traditional enemies the marauding wolves to the north, humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world. It is also being developed as an animated feature by the lion king director rob minkoff. Its also chinas oscar submission for best foreignlanguage film.
After being sent to mongolia to live with a group of herdsmen, chen zhen feng shaofeng develops an affection for a group of wolves who. Aug 12, 2015 director jean jacques annaud s wolf totem presents the wolf filled u. Aug, 2015 in acclaimed director jean jacques annaud s film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of inner mongolia. Wolf totem offers environmental message voice of america. Filmmaker jeanjacques annaud goes from outcast to ally in. Shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa storyline wolf totem chinese. During chinas cultural revolution, a young urban student is sent to live with mongolian herders, where he adopts a wolf cub. Feng shaofeng in wolf totem, directed by jeanjacques annaud. In order to make his th movie wolf totem without cg wolves, jeanjacques annaud quest for fire, wings of courage, who has made a career out of shooting with animals in exotic. Based on jiang rongs semiautobiographical novel of the same title, jeanjacques annauds wolf totem is an ecological rewrite. The last wolf, a film by jeanjacques annaud, just released in france and china after a clever promotional campaign to mark the chinese. There he will drive for six hours to olgii and the set of his new film, a 1960sset steppes epic.
Buy wolf totem 2015 dvd english subtitled hong kong version at with free international shipping. Wolf totem begins as chen zhen, a cultured university student from. A true story that manages to seem both mythical and too fantastic to have really happened, jean jacques annaud s epic 3d wolf totem is ultimately a hymn and a plea for ecological harmony. Jean jacques annaud adds another visually bold adventure tale to his filmography with wolf totem le dernier loup, or lang tu teng, shot on location under daunting conditions over a yearanda.
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