How Wang-Fo Was Saved

A quiet, painterly fable that unfolds with meditative stillness, drawing you into a contemplative world where art and power quietly collide.

Directed by

René Laloux

Genres

Drama, Animation, Fantasy

Starring

Olivier Cruveiller, Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Overview

Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything to follow him, desperately seeks aesthetic perfection. A day comes when he thinks he has achieved it. But his genius arouses both the curiosity and the jealousy of the Emperor. Wang Fo will be able to escape the Emperor's vindictiveness only by going to the limit of his talents.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Art, obsession, power, betrayal

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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