celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and france, "kangxi and louis xiv" will be released in hong kong on november 11
2024-09-29
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2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and france. to celebrate this historic milestone, the documentary "kangxi and louis" was jointly produced by guangzhou radio and television station, china film distribution co., ltd., and lucky light film music company (france) "fourteen" will be released in hong kong on october 1st for the national day. emperor cinemas fully supports and is responsible for the distribution and promotion of the film in hong kong and macao, china.
"kangxi and louis xiv" tells the story of more than 300 years ago, french king louis xiv sent six "king's mathematicians" to china, which initiated far-reaching sino-french exchanges in science and technology, commerce, and thought and culture. at that time, emperor kangxi of the qing dynasty actively interacted with louis xiv with an open mind, writing a good story of exchanges and mutual learning between the two major civilizations of the east and the west, leaving a precious memory in history.
elite and authoritative academic team learns from each other’s civilizations across time and space
"kangxi and louis xiv" was jointly produced by chinese director bao yonghong, french director gilles thomson, and post-production director zhang li. it employed chinese and french professional film teams and shot in china and france. special invitations were made to beijing foreign studies university professors zhang xiping and famous scholars such as li xiaocong, professor of the department of history of peking university, gao yi, professor of the department of history of peking university, and zhang wenqin, professor of the department of history of sun yat-sen university, serve as historical consultants.
in addition, "kangxi and louis xiv" has received strong support from the national film administration. the planning unit is the script center of the propaganda department of the central committee of the communist party of china. supporting units include the international exchange and cooperation bureau of the ministry of culture and tourism, the national library, and the palace museum. the film was also designated as a "key support project by the propaganda department of the guangzhou municipal party committee".
france's stunning debut in guangzhou box office exceeds one million
in may this year, "kangxi and louis xiv" made its world premiere at the 10th french chinese film festival as one of the ten chinese films and was screened in ten cities in france. later, it was featured at the chinese film joint booth at the cannes film festival, where french audiences and media expressed strong interest in the film. in june, "kangxi and louis xiv" sold out at the shanghai film festival, becoming one of the top ten movies that sold out the fastest. at the same time, it is scheduled to be screened in more than 150 theaters in guangzhou, and the box office in late june exceeded one million.
highlights from the movie
the "comprehensive map of the imperial map" was born: driven by kangxi and louis xiv, the cooperation between the two countries gave birth to china's first scientifically significant "comprehensive map of the imperial map", covering an area of 11 million square kilometers and marking the world's highest peak for the first time. everest, and includes tibet, xinjiang and taiwan within china's territory. prosperous trade: commercial exchanges between china and france have promoted bilateral economic prosperity. after chinese goods entered france, they repeatedly set off "china fever" and "china tide". ideological and cultural exchanges: the introduction of ancient chinese classics such as "the analects of confucius" to france had a profound impact on french intellectual and academic circles, and was closely related to the enlightenment movement on the eve of the french revolution, realizing the "spread of western learning to the east" and the "spread of eastern learning to the west" ". the film team emphasized that "kangxi and louis xiv" profoundly reflects the important concept of "civilizations are colorful due to exchanges, and civilizations are enriched due to mutual learning", showing the magnanimity of china as a great country and demonstrating china's cultural confidence. it also expresses the long-standing friendship and exchanges between china and france. the theme of mutual learning is fruitful and the two countries have contributed to the progress of human civilization.
on national day, all commercial theaters in hong kong will offer half-price discounts on movie tickets. friends who want to watch this documentary should hurry up and grab tickets!
source: huacheng + guangzhou daily new huacheng editor: su wanqian
