Confucius
1940 · Movie · 96 min. · China
Confucius (Chinese: 孔夫子; pinyin: Kǒng Fūzǐ) is a 1940 Chinese film directed by Fei Mu. Produced during the war, the film was released twice in the 1940s before being thought lost. In 2001, the film was rediscovered when an anonymous donor sent a damaged copy of the print to the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA). The HKFA then spent seven years restoring the print which was finally screened to modern audiences at the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival in April 2009. The film depicts Confucius's later life, as he traveled across a China divided by war and strife in an ultimately futile effort to teach various warlords and kings his particular philosophy.
Direction Fei Mu
Cast Murong Wan'er · Pie Chong · Sima Yingcai · Tang Huaiqiu · Zhang Yi
Soundtrack Huang Yijun · Peng-zhang Qin
Screenplay Fei Mu
Cinematography Zhou Daming
Original title Kong Fuzi
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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