Director praises China censors for not meddling with 鈥榃olf Totem鈥 film
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The French director of the film 鈥淲olf Totem鈥 said he had complete freedom from China鈥檚 censors in his adaptation of the Chinese novel, which touches on divisive themes including the degradation of grasslands in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In China, all broadcast media and films are pre-screened for approval.
鈥淲olf Totem鈥 was written by Lu Jiamin under the pseudonym Jiang Rong.
An environmental cautionary tale that pits a pack of wolves against an influx of settlers to the grasslands during the late 1960鈥檚 鈥渃ultural revolution, the 2004 bestselling novel also includes critiques of Chinese culture and governance.
Director Jean-Jacques Annaud said that while he understood he 鈥渕ay have been an exception,鈥 Chinese censors made no modifications to his screenplay.
鈥淲hat I can say is that I had carte blanche at every level until this day. The movie you see is the same movie I cut,鈥 Annaud said on Sunday in Beijing ahead of the film鈥檚 release in China later this month.
The book won the first Man Asian Literary Prize in 2007.
Chinese officials hope to expand the global imprint of the country鈥檚 culture and arts and government pronouncements and state media often discuss plans for 鈥渃ultural reform鈥 to this end.
鈥淒efinitely, in order to achieve soft power, there will be a need to allow artistic freedom,鈥 Annaud said of the development of China鈥檚 film industry under state censors.
Much like the book, Annaud鈥檚 US$40 million movie, backed by the state-run China Film Group, deals with conservation themes head on, though it largely avoids the book鈥檚 more subtle political issues.
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