In line with this event, a list of award-winning movies that are in store to the would be viewers such as: Lost on Journey, Country Wedding, King of Milu Deer, Confucius, Ocean Heaven and Bodyguards and Assassins.
During the press screening of the movie Bodyguards and Assassin, I was one of those who had been given a privilege to watch this epic and historical movie. In watching this movie, I am thrilled how the director and the scriptwriter put together different mode of emotions in a single movie that I seldom see in other movies I have watched in the past. Mode of emotions like love for country, thrilling action scenes to its finest, love of a father to his children displayed even up to the point of death, the bad consequence of greed for power and so on and so forth. I can say a lot of things about this movie, but I would like just to encourage the readers to come and watch this movie for you to experience and understand the Chinese culture and their traditions .
There will be other activities coinciding the film festival such as the Chinese Painting Exhibit by the Confucius Institute Chinese Painting Students on January 20-29 and the Chinese Painting Workshops by Mr. Caesar Cheng and the Confucius Institute Chinese Painting Students on January 22.
Bodyguards and Assassins - In 1905, Hongkong was under the British rule and revolution was on the rise. Sun Yat-Sen was set to land in Hong Kong to meet and to unify faction leaders to finally take down the corrupt and crumbling Qing Dynasty. Because of this, Dowager Cixi wanted Sun Yat-Sen assassinated. For the Chinese people who had been clamoring for freedom, they understood that protecting Sun Yat-Sen would mean keeping China’s liberation hopes alive. Li Yutang, a businessman, gathered a tofu vendor, rickshaw pullers, a beggar and an orphan to serve as bodyguards. These bodyguards displayed their superb fighting skills as they battle it out with the assassins to protect Sun Yat-Sen, whom they haven’t even met. This action-historical movie garnered numerous awards from the 4th Asian Film Awards, 29th Hongkong Film Awards,16th Hongkong Film Critics Society Awards and 47th Golden Horse Awards.
Country Wedding- tells a story of a couple who is about to get married. With their respective families getting so excited, their parents started to meddle with their wedding preparations. The bride’s mother insists on holding the wedding at a ritzy hotel in Beijing Central, the groom’s father, being the director of a cooperative in a rural village, feels indebted to the community, and wants to share the wedding to the whole village. The couple gets caught in between conflicting would-be in-laws. This film is a funny portrayal of the clash of cultures between the city and country side.
Confucius – Confucius, known as the “Great Sage”, lived during the time when China’s dynasties were in chaos and engulfed by corruption and greed. He strongly believed that ethics and education will put all things to order. His wisdom was sought by different dynasty leaders but only to be abandoned after he dutifully served his purpose. The world knows so much of his teachings, but little is known of his hardships. This biographical drama shows the sufferings and pain Confucius endured and the principles he fervently kept that became the foundation of China’s ethics, morality and law. Starring Chow Yun-Fat as Confucius, Nominated for Best Actor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards. Other nominations include Best Cinematography, Art Design, Costume Design and Original Song.
,Ocean Heaven – Ocean Heaven is a family drama which features a father- Sam Wang (played by Jet Li), who is solely taking care of his autistic child- Dafu. Wang finds out that he has liver cancer and has a few days to live. Not only does Wang have to cope with his own suffering and impending death, he also has to deal with the heartache of leaving Dafu with no immediate family. This heartwarming film shows the challenges of being a single parent and how parents, even on their last days, would do anything just to ensure the safety and happiness of their children.
Fans of Jet Li will definitely be surprised to see him in this non-Kungfu movie; this role won him the 2010 Wen Zhang Best Actor Award. The movie was also recognized by the Shanghai Media Awards, CCTV Movie Channel Media Awards 2010 and Golden Goblet Award. In July 2011, Li even named one of his charity projects as Ocean Heaven Project to help children with autism, celebral palsy and other disorders.
King of Milu Deer- This 3D animation movie, it focuses on environment protection. It is a story of a white deer, Yoyo, who turned into a lady and made friends with Tzan-the prince of Kingdom of Clouds and Dreams. Tzan was ordered by the minister to search the Labyrinth Mountain to hunt for the Milu Deer to use it as a sacrifice to bring rains in the kingdom. But Tzan discovered the beauty of the Labyrinth Mountain and got closer to Yoyo. Together, they fought sea lizard monsters, fire, soldiers, and the evil Minister to save the wildlife and natural resources of the Labyrinth Mountain. This movie became the highest grossing Chinese Animated film of all time and received the Best Animated Film of the 13th Huabiao Awards.
Lost on Journey- A comedy film narrating Li Chenggong’s travel home, as he endures a series of bad luck just to celebrate New Year’s Eve with his family. Li hops from a plane, to a train, to a bus, and to a boat in the desire to be with his relatives during the most important event of the year. And along the way, he meets a stranger, Niu Geng, who later helps him discover something important about himself and the goodness of other people. This movie is a funny presentation of how a stroke of bad luck brought two different worlds together.
Movie Schedule: Free to the public
January 20, 2012 (Friday) January 26, 2012 (Thursday)
Country Wedding 1:00PM Lost on Journey 1:30PM
Lost on Journey 3:00PM Country Wedding 3:30PM
The King of Milu Deer 5:30PM
January 21, 2012 (Saturday)
Lost on Journey 1:30PM January 27, 2012 (Friday)
Confucius 3:30PM Ocean Heaven 1:30PM
Bodyguards & Assassins 6:00PM Confucius 3:30PM
Ocean Heaven 9:00PM Lost on Journey 5:30PM
Bodyguards & Assassins 8:00PM
January 22, 2012 (Sunday)
Ocean Heaven 1:30PM January 28, 2012 (Saturday)
The King of Milu Deer 3:30PM The King of Milu Deer 1:30PM
Confucius 5:30PM Ocean Heaven 3:30PM
Bodyguards & Assassins 8:00PM Lost on Journey 5:30PM
Bodyguard & Assassins 8:00PM
January 23, 2012 (Monday)
Country Wedding 1:30PM January 29, 2012 (Sunday)
Bodyguards & Assassins 3:30PM Lost on Journey 1:30PM
Ocean Heaven 6:30PM Country Wedding 3:30PM
Lost on Journey 8:30PM Bodyguards & Assassins 5:30PM
Ocean Heaven 8:30PM
January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)
Bodyguards & Assassins 1:30PM
Lost on Journey 4:30PM
Confucius 6:30PM
The King of Milu Deer 9:00PM
January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
The King of Milu Deer 1:30PM
Confucius 3:30PM
Country Wedding 6:00PM
Ocean Heaven 8:00PM
For other information please call Ateneo Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies at: 426-6001 local 5208-5209; 5280. For tickets, please call Shang Cineplex at 633-2227.
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