Mural (film)

Mural
Promotional poster
Directed by	Gordon Chan
Produced by	Abe Kwong Man-Wai
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
Starring	Deng Chao Sun Li Yan Ni Collin Chou Zheng Shuang Eric Tsang
Music by	Fujiwara Ikuro
Cinematography	Mark Lee
Edited by	Chan Kei Hop
Production company	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 (2011-09-29) (China) October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13) (Hong Kong)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	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 and along the way they capture a thief. The thief, trying to escape enters a temple and while taking a break Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land of fairies. He meets the fairies who inhabit this fantasy land 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.

References

↑ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 89. ISBN 978-1908215017. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Q&A: Gordon Chan Talks About 'The Mural', The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2011 (retrieved on October 17, 2011).

External links

Mural at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Gordon Chan

Fight Back to School (1991)
Inspector Pink Dragon (1991)
Royal Tramp (1992)
Royal Tramp II (1992)
Fight Back to School II (1992)
Gameboy Kids (1992)
King of Beggars (1992)
The Final Option (1994)
Fist of Legend (1994)
Thunderbolt (1995)
First Option (1996)
Armageddon (1997)
Beast Cops (1998)
2000 AD (2000)
Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000)
Cat and Mouse (2003)
The Medallion (2003)
A-1 Headline (2004)
Kung Fu Master (2005)
Mr. 3 Minutes (2006)
Painted Skin (2008)
The King of Fighters (2010)
Mural (2011)
The Four (2012)
The Four II (2013)
The Four III (2014)
Secret Treasure (2017)

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