John Woo's 'The Crossing' as epic as 'Gone with the Wind'
- By Zhang Rui
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John Woo said that his new film "The Crossing" is as epic as "Gone with the Wind," though it has been labeled in the media as a Chinese version of "Titanic."
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John Woo and the stunning cast met with press on Apr. 16 at the 4th Beijing International Film Festival, which runs from April 16 to 23. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
"The Crossing" stars Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Masami Nagasawa, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Song Hye-kyo. It is a love story about three couples, lasting for five decades. Woo, the film's producer Terrence Chang and the stunning cast met with press on Wednesday at the 4th Beijing International Film Festival, which runs from April 16 to 23.
But Woo does not want the film to be labeled as a "Chinese Titanic," though there are many sea disaster scenes in it, because "'Titanic' is just about what happened on the ship, whereas 'The Crossing,' is set in the 1940s, has a greater variety of settings. It tells the stories and fate of the various roles during the war," Woo explained.
"People tend to think I can only do male films, but I want to prove that I can do a female film from a female perspective. This film is an epic love story. The humanity and history will touch people's hearts," he added.
"The Crossing" cost 400 million yuan (US$64.32 million) to make. Woo prepared for the film for more than four years and filmed it over ten months.
"This is the epic film I have always wanted to make, ever since my film career started. I want to achieve higher things, to express my internal feelings," Woo said. He also suggested that Zhang Ziyi would get more awards after the film debut.
Zhang, who just won the Best Actress award for her performance in "The Grandmaster" at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards on April 13, said, "I just give my best performance. Awards are a nice encouragement. I don't aim for more awards, I would rather gain greater recognition from audiences."
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