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1942: ADRIEN BRODY E TIM ROBBINS NEL KOLOSSAL SU UN EPICO CAPITOLO DI STORIA CINESE RITRATTO IN CELLULOIDE DA XIAOGANG FENG

Dal VII. Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma - 2014 (?) in DVD (?)

(Yi Wu Si Er (Back to 1942); CINA 2012; Drammatico; 135'; Produz.: Huayi Brothers)

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Titolo in italiano: 1942 Titolo in lingua originale: Yi Wu Si Er (Back to 1942) Anno di produzione: 2012 Anno di uscita: 2013 Regia: Xiaogang Feng Sceneggiatura: Zhenyun Liu Soggetto: Da un romanzo Remembering 1942 di Zhenyun Liu. Cast: Adrien Brody (Theodore White) Tim Robbins (Thomas Megan) Daoming Chen (Jiang Jiedan) Fan Xu (Hua Zhi) Alec Su (Song Ziwen) Alfred Hsing (Refugee) Hanyu Zhang (An Ximan) Yihong Duan (Chen Bulei) Guoli Zhang (Fan Dianyuan) Xuejian Li (Li Peiji) Mo Zhang (Shuan Zhu) Zhenyu Qiao Ziwen Wang (Xing Xing) Musica: Jiping Zhao Costumi: Timmy Yip Fotografia: Yue Lü Scheda film aggiornata al: 20 Novembre 2013

Sinossi:

Nel 1942 la Cina assiste alla più tragica carestia della sua storia moderna, che provoca la morte di almeno tre milioni di persone nella provincia di Henan. La guerra tra le truppe giapponesi e i reparti dell’esercito nazionalista dell’Henan del nord è sul punto di scoppiare, e le intere forniture di grano della provincia vengono deviate verso le truppe cinesi, togliendole alla popolazione. Il proprietario terriero Fan (Zhang Guoli), assieme alla figlia sedicenne Xing Xing (Fiona Wang), al fedele servitore Shuang Zhu (Zhang Mo) e alla sua fittavola Hua Zhi (Xu Fan), si deve unire ai milioni di rifugiati che si stanno dirigendo a piedi verso la provincia dello Shaanxi. Durante il viaggio, Fan incontra tre uomini: l’appassionato giornalista americano Theodore White (Adrien Brody), lo chef diventato giudice Old Ma (Fan Wei), e Padre Simeone (Zhang Hanyu), che sta perdendo la sua fede in Dio e che si rivolge al prete italiano Thomas Megan (Tim Robbins).

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan.

In 1942, Henan province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

At night, hundreds of famished farmers descend with sickles and torches on the household of Landlord Fan (Zhang Guoli) in North Henan province. He holds the final stocks of grain in Laozhuang Village. Afraid of the angry mob, Fan prepares a banquet for them in his own home. But old feuds break out and his property is burnt to the ground in an accidental fire.

Meanwhile, war is about to break out between Japanese troops and Nationalist forces in North Henan. The province's full supply of grain is to be diverted to the Chinese troops. Realising the danger, provincial chairman Li Peiji (Li Xuejian) pays a visit to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Chen Daoming) in Chongqing, but doesn't have the courage to speak up.

Homeless and hungry, Landlord Fan is forced to join the millions of refugees who are walking on foot to Shaanxi province, where they have traditionally sought refuge in times of crisis. He is among the most fortunate, with his own donkey and cart to carry his 16-year-old daughter Xing Xing (Fiona Wang), loyal servant Shuang Zhu (Zhang Mo), and his tenant Hua Zhi (Xu Fan).

On the perilous journey south, marching in the opposite direction to the Chinese army, Fan encounters three men facing a crisis: impassioned American journalist Theodore White (Adrian Brody), chef-turned-judge Old Ma (Fan Wei), and Father Simeone (Zhang Hanyu), who is losing his faith in God and turns to the pragmatic Italian priest Thomas Megan (Tim Robbins) for advice.

As the weeks pass, the social difference between Fan and his servant Shuang Zhu steadily evaporate. They dream of a future, after the war, ruling as landlords together. Fan does the unimaginable and sells his own daughter - who begs for the opportunity to eat - to a brothel for a few quarts of millet. Shuang Zhu, who has long cherished Xing Xing, is brokenhearted.

Shuang Zhu finds consolation when the older Hua Zhi offers to marry him. After one night with her new husband - having secured a new father for her starving children - she sells herself to slave traders. The family now have enough food to survive the perilous crossing of the border into Shaanxi. With nobody left to live for, Fan returns north again to die in his hometown.

Theodore White publishes his scathing report on the extent of the famine in Time Magazine, embarrassing Chiang Kai-shek (Chen Daoming). The Generalissimo orders the Chinese troops to retreat, leaving the amassed Japanese army in complete confusion. Then the Japanese make a completely unexpected move... they begin feeding the famished population....

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• IL COMPLEANNO DI... OSCAR! (CineSpigolature)

• Mostre - LO SGUARDO DI MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI E LE ARTI (A cura di MARIA PAOLA FORLANI) (CineSpigolature)

• INTERVISTA INEDITA AL REGISTA VITTORIO DE SETA (2°) (A cura di MARCELLO CELLA) (Interviste)

• VENTO DI PRIMAVERA - INTERVISTA alla regista ROSE BOSCH (Interviste)

• LA CHIAVE DI SARA - INTERVISTA al regista e co-sceneggiatore GILLES PAQUET‐BRENNER (Interviste)

• LA CHIAVE DI SARA - INTERVISTA all'attrice KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS (Interviste)

• PLANETARIUM - INTERVISTA alla regista REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI (Parte 1) (Interviste)

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