| The King of Masks | |
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| Directed by | Wu Tianming |
| Written by | Wei Minglun |
| Starring | Zhu Xu Zhou Renying Zhao Zhigang |
| Music by | Zhao Jiping |
| Cinematography | Mu Da-Yuan |
| Distributed by | Hong Kong: Shaw Brothers United States: The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 1999 (USA) |
| Running time | 101. Wu Tianming ( (born October 19, 1939) is a Chinese Film director. Zhu Xu ( is a Chinese actor He is well known for his roles in Zhang Yang 's Shower and Wu Tianming 's King of Masks Zhao Jiping ( (b Pingliang, Gansu, China, August 1945 is a Chinese composer from Shaanxi The Shaw Brothers Studio ( Chinese 邵氏片場 owned by Shaw Brothers (HK Ltd The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the min (China) 91 min. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (USA) |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Language | Mandarin |
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Synopsis
The film is about a street performer named Wang who practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian as "The King of Masks". Bian Lian ( is an ancient Chinese dramatic art that is part of the more general Sichuan opera. Seeking to pass his art to a grandson, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.
Reception
The film won a number of awards at various film festivals around the world. It had a limited American theatrical release in 1999 and earned about $1,000,000.
Awards and nominations
- Huabiao Awards, 1995
- Outstanding Co-Production Film
- Golden Rooster Awards, 1996
- Best Co-Produced Film
- Best Director — Wu Tianming
- Frankfurt Children and Young People's Film Festival, 1996
- Lucas, Children's Section
- Tokyo International Film Festival, 1996
- Best Actor — Zhu Xu
- Best Director — Wu Tianming
- Canberra International Film Festival, 1997
- Audience Award
- Carrousel International du Film, 1997
- Camério for Best Actor — Zhu Xu
- Camério for Best Actress — Zhou Renying
- Camério for Best Film
- Istanbul International Film Festival, 1997
- C. The Huabiao Awards is an annual awards ceremony for Chinese cinema The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The Golden Rooster Awards ( are the most prestigious awards in Film given in Mainland China. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Wu Tianming ( (born October 19, 1939) is a Chinese Film director. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF is a Film festival established in 1985 The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Zhu Xu ( is a Chinese actor He is well known for his roles in Zhang Yang 's Shower and Wu Tianming 's King of Masks Wu Tianming ( (born October 19, 1939) is a Chinese Film director. The Canberra International Film Festival began in 1996 All the films shown have been Canberra premieres and many of them have also been Australian premieres The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Zhu Xu ( is a Chinese actor He is well known for his roles in Zhang Yang 's Shower and Wu Tianming 's King of Masks The article is about the older festival held in April For the newer festival held in February see If Istanbul Independent Film Festival. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace I. C. A. E. Award
- Golden Tulip
- Singapore International Film Festival, 1997
- Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Director — Wu Tianming
- Fajr Film Festival, 1998
- Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor — Zhu Xu
- Würzburg International Filmweekend, 1999
- Children's Film Award
- Satellite Awards, 2000
- Golden Satellite for Best Foreign Language Motion Picture (nominated)
External links
- The King of Masks at the Internet Movie Database
- The King of Masks at Allmovie
- The King of Masks at Rotten Tomatoes
- The King of Masks at the Chinese Movie Database
- Bianlian learning package for school children at Chinese Cinema '07
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