Christian Bale: Zhang, Bale blossom together on ‘Flowers of War’ (DAILY TIMES PAKISTAN)

In 100 years of Chinese film, “The Flowers of War” is the first major title to feature a western movie star. Budgeted at $100 million, “Flowers of War” stars Oscar-winner Christian Bale as John Miller, an opportunist mortician on the run in 1937 as the Japanese are invading the province of Nanking, now known as Nanjing.

The Japanese occupation led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese citizens and came to be known by some as the Rape of Nanking or the Nanjing Massacre.

 In the film, which had a limited US release before opening nationwide, Bale’s character must save a group of schoolgirls from the clutches of the Japanese. At the same time, he falls in love with a Chinese courtesan. Bale and Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who communicated through an interpreter while making the film, talked with Reuters about overcoming cultural barriers and revisiting an infamous episode of China’s past.


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“Christian Bale” Shares About “The Dark Night Rises”

 

Published on November 24, 2011 by Eugene Ernest

The English actor Christian Bale shares some of the details on his upcoming super hero movie The Dark Night Rises, Meanwhile Bale is busy currently making the press rounds for Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers of War, but makes out some time for us to know about the upcoming Batman Saga.
Just a small loop about the Zhang’s film, in which Bale plays a Jesuit priest who takes refugees into his cathedral as the invading Japanese Imperial Army takes over Nanking in 1937. However getting onto the next bat movie Bale says upcoming film will explore Bruce Wayne’s motivations, and he explains it stating “how long will you let the pain and loss define your life? Walking around chasing bad guys is very heroic and attracts attention, but at the end it all accounts for, as a means to deal with the pain of a huge loss.




He continues to explain what will the last installment be about in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy will have Bruce Wayne finally exploring the pain he’s been running from, Bale states we agreed that Bruce Wayne is absolutely sincere as Bruce Wayne, and as Batman utterly sincere, but Bruce Wayne, the playboy, is a pure frontage, it’s a lie he has, somehow, to have power over one side of your person that’s not really under control. In fact, only Alfred knows who he is. It’s time for Bruce Wayne to face the pain that has always stirred his life.

The new film The Flowers of War has got a strong line-up and it’s a powerful story that would definitely have an Oscar-qualifying run at the end of the year and is China’s submission for Best Foreign Film. And after the final combination of Nolan and Bale, who would you expect to be the next Batman and director.


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