国际先驱论坛报: 吴宇森说【赤壁】将在国际市场取得成功
【原文标题】John Woo says his Chinese epic is transnational【中文标题】吴宇森说【赤壁】将在国际市场取得成功
【登载媒体】国际先驱论坛报
【来源地址】http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/14/arts/AS-Red-Cliff.php
【翻译】shaoboss
【原文】:
TAIPEI, Taiwan: John Woo said Wednesday that his first Chinese-language film in 16 years will prove that an epic about the Middle Kingdom can appeal to a worldwide audience.
Woo's statement came as he readied an international version of "Red Cliff" for American distributors. It has already been picked up in Europe and South America.
The $80 million epic, based on an ancient Chinese battle, was split into two installments lasting a combined five hours for Asia. A single movie lasting two hours and 25 minutes has been prepared for audiences elsewhere.
Hong Kong native Woo said he is confident his film will be an international success following the strong Asian box office from the first installment.
"This movie will prove that Chinese historical stories can appeal to an international audience," Wu said. "European distributors and critics have praised the film as the grandest epic in recent Chinese history."
The war epic is set in the Three Kingdoms historical period, about 2,000 years ago.
The first installment of the "Red Cliff" project — released in Asia in July — earned more than $100 million, including $50 million in Japan and $47 million in mainland China.
The second installment will debut in China on Thursday and across the rest of Asia later this month.
【中文】：
台北报道：对于16年来拍得第一步中文影片，吴宇森说电影【赤壁】将证明中国历史题材的电影对国际观众同样拥有吸引力。
吴宇森是在为美国的发行商剪辑赤壁国际版时发表上诉讲话的。目前，赤壁已经进入欧洲和南美市场。
这部总投资八千万美元的电影取材于中国历史战役。在亚洲播映时共分为上下两部。现在制作方已将【赤壁】重新剪辑成一部2小时25分钟的电影，提供给全球其他观众。
在取得亚洲超高票房纪录后，香港籍导演吴宇森对这部电影进军国际市场充满信心。
他说：“赤壁将证明中国历史题材的电影对国际观众同样具有吸引力。欧洲的发行商和电影评论家已将这部电影看做近代中国历史上最为壮观的史诗大片。”
【赤壁】讲述的是中国两千年前发生的三国争霸的故事。
【赤壁】上发行于去年7月份，共获得1亿美元的票房。其中，在日本获得五千万美元票房，在中国大陆取得四千七百万美元票房。
【赤壁】下将于本周四在中国大陆上映，本月晚些时候进入亚洲其他市场。 赤壁下的战争场面很成功。
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