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Mr. Wong’s World
directed by Christian Schidlowski (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 1 hour 33 mins
Shanghai, the center of Chinese capitalism, has been undergoing an unprecedented building boom. Over 2,000 high-rise buildings have gone up since the 1990’s. As a result, many historic treasures fall prey to the wrecking ball.Mr. Wong is a wealthy businessman who returned to China from Canada. He has made it his...
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directed by Christian Schidlowski (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 1 hour 33 mins
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Shanghai, the center of Chinese capitalism, has been undergoing an unprecedented building boom. Over 2,000 high-rise buildings have gone up since the 1990’s. As a result, many historic treasures fall prey to the wrecking ball.Mr. Wong is a wealthy businessman who returned to China from Canada. He has made it his mission to spend every penny he can on rescuing old houses, villas, and temples of old Shanghai that are no longer valued by the devel...
Shanghai, the center of Chinese capitalism, has been undergoing an unprecedented building boom. Over 2,000 high-rise buildings have gone up since the 1990’s. As a result, many historic treasures fall prey to the wrecking ball.Mr. Wong is a wealthy businessman who returned to China from Canada. He has made it his mission to spend every penny he can on rescuing old houses, villas, and temples of old Shanghai that are no longer valued by the development-minded Chinese. Whenever Mr. Wong travels the streets of Shanghai, he keeps his eyes open, ready to buy any house worth preserving before the sledge hammering begins. Stone by stone his workers disassemble the old houses and bring them to a large property outside of Shanghai he bought expressly for the purpose of setting up a park for endangered buildings. He envisions a safe haven for lost traditions and ancient arts.Most of his fellow Chinese are mystified. Town planners and investors see him as a threat to progress and an obstacle to their plans. This is both an intriguing and humane story of a most unusual man realizing his vision against all odds. It is an insightful portrait of the divided soul of modern China. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Christian Schidlowski
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Buildings, Art & Architecture
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Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios
directed by Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005 and Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 57 mins
At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity...
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directed by Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005 and Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 57 mins
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At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity was comparable to the work of the Disney Studio, but reflected a more delicate sensibility. The studio chief, Wang Laiming, had begun w...
At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity was comparable to the work of the Disney Studio, but reflected a more delicate sensibility. The studio chief, Wang Laiming, had begun working on a full-length animation, "The Monkey King," which was to become the masterpiece of Asian animation. A labor of love, it was finally completed after ten years, in 1965. But that was at the dawn of the Cultural Revolution. Wang Laiming and the film's director, Te We?, were arrested by the Red Guards, along with many other designers, and imprisoned.The studio fell silent for ten years, its films forgotten. Only a few propaganda films hailing President Mao were produced. In the mid-1980’s, the studio attempted to bring itself back to life and regain its former glory but the whole animation business had changed. Much of the work is now handled by computers and the business has had to adapt to the size needed for the television screen. In the film, many of Wang Laiming’s collaborators and Te Wei, now 88 years old, recall the golden age of the studio as well as the hard times they experienced during the Cultural Revolution. This film is a testimony to the former glory of the studio's achievement. A unique, important film for students of Chinese culture, film studies and animation. College Adult
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005, Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Visual art, Politics, Fijian people, Art & Architecture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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