The Grandmaster (film)
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The Grandmaster (simplified Chinese: 一代宗师; traditional Chinese: 一代宗師) is a 2013 martial arts drama film based on the life story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man.[2][4] The film was directed and written by Wong Kar-wai. It was released on 8 January 2013, in China. It was the opening film at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013.[5] The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival.[6] The Weinstein Company acquired the international distribution rights for the film.[7] The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[8] making the January shortlist, but ultimately did not receive the nomination.[9] Despite this, the film was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.[10][11]
| The Grandmaster | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 一代宗師 |
| Simplified Chinese | 一代宗师 |
| Literal meaning | Ancestral teacher of a generation |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yīdài Zōngshī |
| Jyutping | Jat1 Doi6 Zung1 Si1 |
| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Screenplay by | Wong Kar-wai Zou Jingzhi Xu Haofeng |
| Story by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Based on | Life of Ip Man |
| Produced by | Ng See-yuen Megan Ellison Wong Kar-wai |
| Starring | Tony Leung Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Zhao Benshan Song Hye-kyo Wang Qingxiang |
| Cinematography | Philippe Le Sourd |
| Edited by | William Chang |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi Stefano Lentini Nathaniel Méchaly |
Production companies | Block 2 Pictures Jet Tone Films Sil-Metropole Organisation Bona International Film Group Annapurna Pictures |
| Distributed by | Lark Films Distribution (Hong Kong)[1] China Film Group Corporation (China)[1] |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong[2] China[2] |
| Languages | Mandarin[2] Cantonese Japanese |
| Budget | ¥240 million (US$38.6 million)[3] |
| Box office | US$64.1 million[1] |
Although The Grandmaster was not as popular as others of Wong Kar-Wai's works in the western world, this film was highly-praised and applauded in the Chinese-speaking world for its profound philosophical depth, historical perspective, and break-though of the Kung-Fu film genre, further cementing Wong's "Grandmaster" Status is the Chinese cinema. The film received a record-breaking 12 awards in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, most wins for a single film in history.[12] Zhang Ziyi also received an unprecedented 12 different Best Actress awards for her performance in this film. [13]