Directed by Jin Tiemu
A retelling of the construction, life, and eventual sacking by Franco-British forces of Beijing’s old Summer Palace, Yuan Ming Yuan is the most ambitious Chinese documentary ever made. With a budget of RMB ten million – extravagant for a documentary even by Western standards – this film relies heavily on CGI reconstructions of the Qing dynasty summer retreat.
One of the most captivating sequences in the film starts with a shot of today’s ruins. We then watch as a building rebuilds itself and the surrounding fountains and gardens come vividly to life. Other scenes re-enact history using live actors against a largely CGI background. Because of its reliance on CGI and reenactment, director Jin Tiemu prefers to call it a “nonfiction film” rather than a documentary.[...] Read more!
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