Devils on the Doorstep
Devils on the Doorstep( literally" the devils are here") is a 2000 Chinese black comedy film directed, co-written and produced by Jiang Wen, starring Jiang himself, Kagawa Teruyuki, Yuan Ding and Jiang Hongbo.
Shot in black and white to mimic old- time war movies, the film premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival on 12 May and clinched the Grand Prix.
The film was initially not allowed to be shown in theaters in China for a certain period but was eventually made commercially available in China since.
Inspired by the novel" Survival" by You Fengwei," Devils on the Doorstep" is set in the last years of the Second Sino- Japanese War during World War II and tells the story of a Chinese villager who is forced by a mysterious figure to take custody of two prisoners from the Japanese Army( Teruyuki and Yuan).
Fearing both the mystery man and the Japanese, the village falls into a dilemma over what to do with the two prisoners.
Contrary to its title," Devils on the Doorstep" is not at its core an anti-Japanese war film.
In Jiang's own words, the film shows how Chinese literature and film has perpetuated an attitude of blaming the aggressor and casting the Chinese population as passive victims of aggression.
Jiang hopes that the film illuminates this common human psychological trait of blaming others for disaster that goes beyond Chineseness.
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Kaivo
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It was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
As of 2010," Kaivo" is the all- time twelfth most expensive Finnish film.
Pekka Lehto
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He has directed fifteen films since 1976.
He co-directed" Flame Top" with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.
He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film.
His 1992 film" Kaivo" was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
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Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen( born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director.
As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the" Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s.
Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film" Red Sorghum"( 1986), and more recently as Baze Malbus in the Star Wars film" Rogue One"( 2016).
He is the older brother of fellow actor Jiang Wu.
Chen Qiang (actor)
Chen Qiang( 1918 – 26 June 2012) was a Chinese actor and comedian best known for his performances in" The Red Detachment of Women The White Haired Girl" and" Devils on the Doorstep".
Chen began his career as an actor in 1947 and has played more than 40 different characters since then.
His son, Chen Peisi, is also a well- known actor and comedian.
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Question: Which film has the director born first, Kaivo or Devils On The Doorstep?