Mural (film)

Mural
Mural
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Gordon Chan
Screenplay by	Gordon Chan; Frankie Tam; Maria Wong; Lau Ho Leung
Story by	Pu Songling
Based on	Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; by Pu Songling
Produced by	Abe Kwong Man-Wai
Starring	Deng Chao; Sun Li; Yan Ni; Collin Chou; Zheng Shuang; Eric Tsang
Cinematography	Mark Lee
Edited by	Chan Kei Hop
Music by	Fujiwara Ikuro
Production; companies	Beijing Enlight Pictures; Top Gun Productions; Anhui Television
Distributed by	Beijing Enlight Pictures (China); Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (Hong Kong)
Release dates	September 29, 2011 (China); October 13, 2011 (Hong Kong);
Running time	123 minutes
Countries	China; Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

Mural (simplified Chinese: 画壁; traditional Chinese: 畫壁; pinyin: Huà Bì; Jyutping: Waa6 Bik1) is a 2011 Chinese film directed by Gordon Chan.^[1] It is directed by the same director who directed Painted Skin (2008). Both stories are drawn from Pu Songling's (1640–1715) collection of supernatural tales Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.^[2]

Plot[]

Mural tells the story of Zhu Xiaolian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination accompanied by his servant. Along the way they capture a thief. The thief, trying to escape, enters a temple.

While taking a break Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land of fairies. He meets the fairies and encounters love and hate. Due to the strict regulations of no man being allowed in the fairy land created by the queen fairy, a war breaks out to drive the men away.

Cast[]

Deng Chao as Zhu Xiaolian
Sun Li as Shaoyao
Yan Ni as The Aunt
Collin Chou as Meng Longtan
Zheng Shuang as Mudan
Eric Tsang as Monk Budong (guest star)
Andy On as Golden Warrior
Monica Mok as Ding Xiang
Ada Liu as fairy Yunmei
Bao Wenjing as Baihe
Xia Yiyao as Xuelian
Bao Beier as Hou Xia, Zhu's servant
Du Shiwu as housekeeper
Xie Nan as Fairy Cuizhu

Theme music[]

The title song for the movie is also named "Mural". The singers are Deng Chao and Betty Sun.

Accolades[]

Zheng Shuang won the Best New Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for her performance.^[3]

Trivia[]

Deng Chao and Betty Sun who played the roles of hero and heroine in the movie was in fact married in 2010, shortly before the movie was filmed. The couple's first child was born in 2011, shortly after the movie was released.

All of the fairies are named after flowers. Shaoyao is Chinese peony. Mudan is rock peony. Ding Xiang is cloves.

References[]

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 89. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ Q&A: Gordon Chan Talks About 'The Mural', The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2011 (retrieved on October 17, 2011).
^ "郑爽喜获新演员金奖受香港电影导演协会肯定". Sina. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

External links[]

Mural at IMDb

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[1] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 89. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[2] Q&A: Gordon Chan Talks About 'The Mural', The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2011 (retrieved on October 17, 2011).

[hong-3] "郑爽喜获新演员金奖受香港电影导演协会肯定". Sina. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

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