''The Proud General'' () is a
Chinese animated featurette
In the American film industry, a featurette is a kind of film that is shorter than a full-length feature, but longer than a short film. The term may refer to either of two types of content: a shorter film or a companion film.
Medium-length film ...
produced by
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Shanghai Animation Film Studio (), also known as SAFS (), is a Chinese animation studio based in Shanghai, China, as part of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation. Shanghai Animation Film Studio was officially established in April 1957, led by pi ...
under the animator
Te Wei
Te Wei (; 22 August 1915 in Shanghai4 February 2010 in Shanghai) was a Chinese manhua artist and animator. He is probably best known for the 1956 short animated film ''The Proud General''. From about 1960, he worked in an ink-wash animation style ...
. It is also translated as ''The Conceited General''.
Plot
After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practices martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and doesn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance leads to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of the whole nation.
Creators
Production
The film was heavily influenced by
Disney
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from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music is derived from the
Beijing Opera
Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became ...
. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of
Chinese cultural influence.
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DVD
The film has been re-released as part of the ''Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection'' set. ''The Conceited General'' does have English subtitles.
References
External links
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''The Proud General'' at China's Movie Database
1956 films
Chinese animated short films
1950s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Te Wei
Animated featurettes
1956 animated short films
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