Restored 1940 classic Confucius shows at the UCCA Cinematheque – Arts & Entertainment
www.timeoutbeijing.com — Fei Mu (1906-1951) enjoyed a return to the limelight in 2002, when Tian Zhuangzhuang re-shot his acclaimed 1948 film Springtime in a Small Town – a tribute poorly made I’d say and proof you shouldn’t mess with classics.
The narrative is something of a reflection of Fei’s reality - artistic beauty tries to survive in social and political turbulence. In the film, Confucius travels across China during a time of warfare to spread his doctrines of virtue and philosophic wisdom. During shooting, the Japanese army was occupying Shanghai and the Pacific War (1941-45) was about to start.
