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NANKING
U.S.A., 2006, 91 Minutes, color & b/w
Director:
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Screenwriter:
Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
The difficulty in depicting tragic events of the past, even ones as renowned as the "rape of Nanking" (although it is perhaps now fading into obscurity), is to find a way to make it real beyond reciting statistics. This is the accomplishment of Nanking, a film whose vibrant, searing impact is a tribute to the passion and ingenuity of its creators.In the winter of 1937, an invading Japanese army entered the Chinese city of Nanking and proceeded to obliterate the helpless population. Two hundred thousand were killed, and tens of thousands of Chinese women were raped. In the midst of this mayhem, a small group of expatriate Westerners--missionaries, businessmen, college professors, and doctors--attempted to create an oasis of safety to protect the citizens they could. It is through their eyes, by means of letters, diaries, and other reports of the destruction, that filmmakers Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman reveal the events of that terrible time.
Utilizing actors to read these accounts, including J?rgen Prochnow, Woody Harrelson, and Mariel Hemingway, and interwoven with chilling archival footage, testimony, and interviews with both survivors and perpetrators, Nanking exposes the all-too-familiar horrors of war but also affirms the extraordinary impact that individuals can make. This is a gripping and soul-searching chronicle of a calamity and a tribute to the people who tried to make it better.― Geoffrey Gilmore
Screenwriters : Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Producers : Ted Leonsis, Bill Guttentag, Michael Jacobs
Coproducer : Violet Du Feng
Cinematographers : Buddy Squires, Stephen Kazmierski
Editors : Hibah Sherif Frisina, Charlton McMillian, Michael Schweitzer
Music : Philip Marshall
Original Score Performed By : Kronos Quartet
Cast : Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, J?rgen Prochnow, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Rosalind Chao
Screening TimesSaturday , Jan 20 2:30 PM Library Center Theatre NANKI20LA
Sunday , Jan 21 9:15 PM Holiday Village Cinema III NANKI213N
Monday , Jan 22 6:30 PM Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC NANKI22GE
Wednesday , Jan 24 8:30 AM Holiday Village Cinema II NANKI242M
Friday , Jan 26 1:00 PM Holiday Village Cinema IV NANKI264D
Director(s) BiosDan Sturman
Nanking is Dan Sturman's directorial debut. He produced the Academy Award-winning documentary Twin Towers and has reported and produced for ABC News in New York and Los Angeles, as well as for Reuters and NBC News in London.
Bill Guttentag
Bill Guttentag directed two films this year--Nanking and Live!, a dramatic feature. He has received two Oscars for documentary short films (Twin Towers in 2003 and You Don't Have to Die in 1989). Guttentag has received three additional Oscar nominations and two Emmy awards. He created and executive-produced the NBC series Law & Order: Crime and Punishment. He also teaches a course at Stanford University.
