Annaud to direct wolf totem in china hollywood reporter. Jeanjacques annaud is the director of a new movie adaptation of the book wolf totem, by jiang rong. It was filmed on the plains of inner mongolia and the setting is the time during the chinese cultural revolution. To film wolf totem, french director raised chinese wolves. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads traditional enemies the marauding wolves to the north. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Jeanjacques annauds wolf totem portrays mongolian wolves. Wolf totem paste the best music, movies, tv, books. Wolftraining follows tigers and bears for director jeanjacques. Although its not yet been officially announced, jeanjacques annauds new film wolf totem is.
As soon as he finishes his coffee in cannes, jeanjacques annaud will take a plane to paris, then another to beijing, then a third to inner mongolia. Starring feng shaofeng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa, yin zhusheng, ba sen zha bu, baoyingexige. In 2001, he reunites jude law and ed harris in the hell of the famed battle of stalingrad enemy at the gates, 2001 completely reconstructed in germany. The last wolf initiatic film by jj annaud message admin today at 14. A student from 1960s beijing discovers a common ground between himself and the animals he lives beside in this period drama from director jean jacques annaud. Shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ba sen, zha bu, jean jacques annaud, william kong, xavier castano, ltd. Jean jacques annaud born 1 october 1943 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing quest for fire 1981, the name of the rose 1986, the bear 1988, the lover 1992, seven years in tibet 1997, enemy at the gates 2001, black gold 2011, and wolf totem 2015. Annauds wolf totem, set in inner mongolia in the 1960s. Cerita wolf totem mengikuti seorang mahasiswa cina yang.
The 71yearold french director has spent the past four. Aaron foxlerner talks to the veteran french director about working with wolves and directing a chinese production after being banned from the country. If there is one memory that stays in the mind from the film, its the sight of the wolves penetrating gaze. The last wolf, a film by jeanjacques annaud, just released in france and china after a clever promotional campaign to mark the chinese. The 20th edition will showcasing about 180, quality indian and international cinema. In acclaimed director jean jacques annaud s film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of inner mongolia. Le dernier loup is a 2015 drama film based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel of the same name by jiang rong. Wolf totem director jeanjacques annaud living with.
Dear readers, this month, jean jacques annaud s newest film, wolf totem will come out in china and france respectively on 19 and 25 february. How jeanjacques annaud made mongolian survival tale wolf. He has worked with bears and tigers in two previous films, and now french film director jeanjacques annaud is planning to spend 18 months breeding and training wolves for. Even for jean jacques annaud, known for his animal films the bear and two brothers, the making of wolf totem has been a real challenge. The book follows a student from beijing sent to live in inner mongolia during the 1967 cultural revolution. The wol face au nouvel ordre mondial des financiers, voici le nouvel ordre mondial des inities. French director to spend 18 months training wolves for film adaptation of chinese bestseller wolf totem. China to submit jeanjacques annauds wolf totem for oscar. In wolf totem, the french director jean jacques annaud, no stranger to animals the bear or turbulent chinese history seven years in tibet, adapts a novel that grew into a.
Wolf totem official trailer 2015 jeanjacques annaud hd. Apr 23, 2014 french director jean jacques annaud said he wanted to show audiences real wolves and inner mongolia in his hotly anticipated film wolf totem at a press conference in beijing monday. J ean jacques annauds wolf totem is set in inner mongolia during the cultural revolution and concerns the chinese communist partys efforts to civilize the locals. Jeanjacques annaud adds another visually bold adventure tale to his. Jean jacques annaud completes another epic quest with wolf totem pretty much everything the french director has set his cameras on has been larger than life. Annaud undoubtedly believed that the ecological aspect of wolf totem would accord the picture fashionable relevance. In wolf totem its the call of the mild the boston globe. May 30, 20 jean jacques annaud on the set of his film, wolf totem. Written by alain godard, annaud, lu wei, and john collee, based on the novel by jiang rong. How wolf totem director overcame chinas blacklist south china. The year of the goat sheep could not be more appropriate for a movie about wolves. Get wolf totem dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The last wolf, a film by jean jacques annaud, just released in france and china after a clever promotional campaign to mark the chinese new year. A major work of the french director, the film only partially reflects the spirit of the book that inspired it, wolf totem by jiang rong, the biggest bestseller.
Academy rejects chinas oscar submission for foreign. Jun 15, 2012 shanghai fifteen years ago, jeanjacques annaud was demonized by the chinese communist party for his film seven years in tibet the cadres were unhappy with his cinematic portrayal of the peoples liberation armys invasion of the region in 1949 and his casting of the sister of the exiled tibetan spiritual leader the dalai lama. French director jean jacques annaud the bear, seven years in tibet, two brothers again investigates the bonds between man and both his environment and animals with wolf totem. The iffks opening film, french director jean jacques annaud s frenchchinese 3d film wolf totem 2015, was screened at the new, temporary airconditioned theatre at nishagandhi. He has worked with bears and tigers in two previous films, and now french film director jeanjacques annaud is planning to spend 18 months breeding and training wolves for his adaptation of the. International film festival of kerala 2015 welcome. Wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese book and directed by the acclaimed jeanjacques annaud, is an epic tale of one mans journey from bustling beijing to the majestic plains of inner. A true story that manages to seem both mythical and too fantastic to have really happened, jean jacques annaud s epic 3d wolf totem is ultimately a hymn and a plea for ecological harmony. Frenchman jean jacques annaud will direct wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese novel of the same name, in china with backing from the beijing forbidden city movie co, one of the books.
In acclaimed director jean jacques annaud s film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young. With shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa, zhusheng yin. Directed by french director jeanjacques annaud, the chinesefrench coproduction features a chinese student who is sent to inner mongolia to teach shepherds and instead learns about the wolf population, which is under threat by a. His autobiographical narrative unfolded in the remote. Sep 09, 2015 french director jean jacques annaud the bear, seven years in tibet, two brothers again investigates the bonds between man and both his environment and animals with wolf totem, a film that also. Jeanjacques annauds wolf totem hits screens this month. Based on a novel by jiang rong, the film is not annaud s first step into chinese films good graces, as he served on the jury of the shanghai international film. It is based on the semiautobiographical book of the same name. Renowned french director jean jacques annaud is preparing the film adaptation of wolf totem. Published in 2004, the novel became a national hit and sold 20 million copies domestically second only to mao zedongs little red book and. May 27, 2014 jean jacques annaud declined the offer from hollywood to direct life of pi and instead decided to helm wolf totem, based on the bestselling and influential chinese novel. Director jean jacques annaud, lower left, insisted on using real wolves in wolf totem, left and below. Published in 2004, the novel had somehow escaped the vigilance of the local censorship.
Wolftraining follows tigers and bears for director jean. Bestseller adaptation that is part wildlife doc, part dissection of the cultural revolution. As you may have guessed from his name, jean jacques annaud is not chinese. Jiang rong novel, jean jacques annaud screenplay stars. In his long career of making adventurous films all over the world about men and animals struggling to find their place in the wild seven years in tibet, quest for fire, wings of courage, two brothers and bear jean jacques annaud has made possibly his most complex and openhearted examination of these themes yet in wolf totem. Jean jacques annaud declined the offer from hollywood to direct life of pi and instead decided to helm wolf totem, based on the bestselling and influential chinese novel.
Wolf totem by jeanjacques annaud, xavier castano feng. After being sent to mongolia to live with a group of herdsmen, chen zhen feng shaofeng develops an affection for a group of wolves who he comes to see as equals, and attempts to adopt and raise an endangered cub. Enemy at the gates by jean jacques annaud visual 69 editions published between 2001 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 2,147 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Jean jacques annaud adds another visually bold adventure tale to his filmography with wolf totem le dernier loup, or lang tu teng, shot on location under daunting conditions over a yearanda. Film ini didasarkan pada novel berjudul sama karya jiang rong real name as lu jiamin. In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling. Sep 23, 2015 in order to make his th movie wolf totem without cg wolves, jeanjacques annaud quest for fire, wings of courage, who has made a career out of shooting with animals in exotic. The film, about the wolves that roam the steppes of mongolia, will be released stateside sept. A decade and a half on, the 68yearold french director is being welcomed here with open arms. People hundred flowers award for best film for wolf totem china. Directed by french director jeanjacques annaud, the chinesefrench. Cinematographerdirector duo award to lenser jean marie dreujou and helmer jean jacques annaud at the 26th camerimage international film festival of the art of cinematography, nov. Jeanjacques annaud was invited by a chinese production company to film jiang rongs novel, despite having fallen foul of beijing for making. Directed by french director jeanjacques annaud who cowrote with alain godard and john.
Wolf totem official trailer 2015 jeanjacques annaud. Annaud, the controversial book wolf totem march 1, 2015 leave a comment featuredrue89, novels by bertrand mialaret the last wolf, a film by jeanjacques annaud, just released in france and china after a clever promotional campaign to mark the chinese new year. Jean jacques annaud on the set of his film, wolf totem. Wolf training follows tigers and bears for director jean jacques annaud french director to spend 18 months training wolves for film adaptation of chinese bestseller wolf totem published. To give you the background, the book wolf totem was a dizzying literary phenomenon in china. In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of. China enters jeanjacques annauds wolf totem into oscars 2016.
Bai long a s soon as he finishes his coffee in cannes, jean jacques annaud will take a plane to paris, then another to beijing. Mongolian scholars claim that the wolf was not a totem in traditional mongolian. Starring feng shaofeng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa. Wolf totem is a 2015 drama film based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel of the same name by jiang rong. In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang. Shaofeng feng, shawn dou, ankhnyam ragchaa storyline wolf totem chinese. This is a beautifully made 3d movie by a great french film director jean jacques annaud. Despite its magnificent natural vistas and some pulsepounding action in stunning 3d, wolf totem boils down to a familiar environmentalist allegory that doesnt move or. Instead, officials have replaced the film, directed by jean jacques annaud, who is french, with go away mr.
Wolf totem, with feng shaofeng, shawn dou, yin zhusheng, ba sen zha bu. Wolf totem is based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel wolf totem written by jiang rong. How wolf totem filmmaker bonded with lead lupine star. Bai long a s soon as he finishes his coffee in cannes, jeanjacques annaud will take a plane to paris, then another to beijing. Jeanjacques annauds adaptation of jiang rongs semiautobiographical novel is a simplistic but viscerally powerful drama. Director jean jacques annaud had a fine bromance with a mongolian wolf named cloudy during the production of his latest film, wolf totem, now playing in limited release.
Director jean jacques annaud s wolf totem presents the wolf filled u. J ean jacques annaud s wolf totem is set in inner mongolia during the cultural revolution and concerns the chinese communist partys efforts to civilize the locals. In acclaimed director jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling novel, a young beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of inner mongolia. Aug, 2009 frenchman jean jacques annaud will direct wolf totem, based on the bestselling chinese novel of the same name, in china with backing from the beijing forbidden city movie co, one of the books. Feng shaofeng in wolf totem, directed by jeanjacques annaud. The most reckless thing diego luna has done on film.
Le dernier loup is a 2015 chineselanguage drama film based on the 2004 chinese semiautobiographical novel of the same name by lu jiamin. A few years later, jean jacques annaud takes brad pitt to the far reaches of the himalayas and directs seven years in tibet shot in argentina, canada, tibet, nepal and tyrol. Wolf totem s epic sweep takes us to the steppes of inner mongolia director jean jacques annaud s latest film takes us to the steppes of inner mongolia, telling the quirky love story. Chinese censors had allowed the book to be published, and it became a bestseller in china. The news came as a surprise to many in the chinese film industry, who considered wolf totem to be a shooin to represent the country at the. C hosen as chinas foreignlanguage oscar entry this year, youd expect jeanjacques annaud s adaptation of wolf totem, a bestseller by lu jiamin, to dutifully toe the party line especially as. For his film version of the chinese novel wolf totem, the french director jeanjacques annaud. Jeanjacques annaud born 1 october 1943 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing quest for fire 1981, the name of the rose 1986, the bear 1988, the lover 1992, seven years in tibet 1997, enemy at the gates 2001, black gold 2011, and wolf totem 2015 annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five cesar awards, one david. Wolf totem merupakan sebuah film drama mandarin yang diarahkan oleh sutradara asal perancis, jean jacques annaud. Wandalust online wolf totem and french kisses with. French director jeanjacques annaud, despite a history with china, adapted the film, which was produced by china film group, edko films, and reperage. During chinas cultural revolution, a young urban student is sent to live with mongolian herders, where he adopts a wolf cub. Once banned from china for the 1997 hollywood film seven years in tibet, french filmmaker jean jacques annaud directs a film for china with the frontier epic wolf totem.
Sep 08, 2015 the success of jeanjacques annauds handsome lupine adventure wolf totem relies in large part on the ratio between wolf and totem. Sep 11, 2015 in wolf totem, the french director jeanjacques annaud, no stranger to animals the bear or turbulent chinese history seven years in tibet, adapts a novel that grew into a. Wolf totem official trailer in theaters september youtube. Fifteen years ago, jean jacques annaud was demonized by the chinese communist party for his film seven years in tibet.
Wolf totem, adapted from the popular 2004 novel by lu jiamin writing pseudonymously as jiang rong, was directed by jeanjacques. Tumor, a lighthearted romantic comedy about an optimistic woman coping with cancer. This is a reflection of the classic battle between the two sides. Wolf totem jeanjacques annauds adaptation of jiang rongs semiautobiographical novel is a simplistic but viscerally powerful drama. In jeanjacques annauds film adaptation of jiang rongs bestselling. A student from 1960s beijing discovers a common ground between himself and the animals he lives beside in this period drama from director jeanjacques annaud.
After being sent to mongolia to live with a group of herdsmen, chen zhen feng shaofeng develops an affection for a group of wolves who. Wolf totem is a 2015 drama film based on the 2004 chinese semi autobiographical novel of the same name by jiang rong. But even if the movie touches on that theme, ultimately it floats above it. Filmmaker jeanjacques annaud goes from outcast to ally in. Chinas runaway bestseller and winner of the inaugural man asian literary prize published in china in 2004, wolf totem has broken all sales records, selling millions of copies along with millions more on the black market. Jeanjacques annaud is currently considered a single author. In january, we had the chance to see this feature film, to listen to the music composed by james horner, and to briefly discuss with director jean jacques annaud and film producer xavier castano.