Dun Tan

Películas

Beethoven’s Ninth: Symphony for the World
Self
The 9th Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most popular pieces of classical music in the world. Even those who are not passionate about the classical music recognize the famous Ode to Joy. Despite the grim context in which it was created, the 9th Symphony leaves us fascinated, moved and uplifted by its creativity, its power and its culmination in the Ode to Joy. More than 160 years after it was written, Beethoven’s hymn to brotherhood was adopted by the European Union as its official anthem. But Beethoven’s Ninth is also met with enthusiasm far beyond the borders of Europe. What’s the explanation for its never ending success? What is it about this work of art that fascinates people all over the world?
Beethoven In Beijing
Self
"Beethoven in Beijing" starts with a forgotten moment in history —the first American orchestra's visit to communist China. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1973 tour was a gesture of cultural diplomacy that resonates still today, as the revival of classical music in China energizes the world of music.
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Self
Follow several talented members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera)
Music Director
Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorer's travels to the Far East as a journey of both inner and physical discovery, a voyage depicting spiritual experiences as well as a geographical expedition. Pierre Audi's mythical staging and Jean Kalman's fabulous set design complement the composer's own musical direction, forging the dazzlingly versatile soloists, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam to a stunning symbiosis of elements across time and space, a true testimony to cultures intertwined in globalization.
Hero
Original Music Composer
Hace dos mil años, China estaba dividida en siete reinos. Cada uno de ellos combatía contra los otros para obtener la supremacía, mientras que la población soportaba el sufrimiento y la muerte. De estos siete reinos, Qin era el más violento. El rey de Qin estaba obsesionado con la conquista de China y el deseo de convertirse en su primer Emperador. Los demás reinos enviaron a sus más temibles asesinos para eliminarlo. Solo el nombre de tres de estos asesinos era suficiente para sembrar el terror: Espada Rota, Nieve y Cielo. El rey de Qin prometió poder y fortuna para aquel que lograra matar a estos tres asesinos. Durante diez años, nadie lo consiguió. Cuando el misterioso Sin Nombre se presenta en palacio, portando las armas de los asesinos abatidos, el rey se muestra ansioso por escuchar su historia. Sentado a diez pasos del monarca, Sin Nombre comienza su relato.
Tigre y dragón
Original Music Composer
China del año 43 (1779) y ambientada en la historia de la Dinastía Quing. Li Mu Bai, un virtuoso de las artes marciales, tiene en su poder una espada mágica conocida como "Destino Verde". Éste no quiere seguir siendo un guerrero, por lo que decide darle la espada a su mejor amigo, Sir Te. Antes de que llegue el momento de entregarla, se la confía a su enamorada, la guerrera Yu Shu Lien, quien será la encargada de llevarla a la ciudad de Pekín, donde se encuentra su compañero. Sin embargo, una noche, un enmascarado entra en la casa de Sir Te y roba la espada. Así, Mu Bai y Shu Lien se lanzarán en la búsqueda de "Destino Verde", despertando, con ello, viejos fantasmas del pasado.
Fallen
Original Music Composer
El detective John Hobbes está convencido de que tras la ejecución del asesino en serie Edgar Reese se han acabado los problemas. Pero cuando la gente que conoce comienza a cantar la misma canción que Reese cantó durante su ejecución, Hobbes se da cuenta que quizá tras los crímenes se encuentre el ángel caído Azazel, que fue condenado a vagar informe por la Tierra y toma los cuerpos de otras personas.
Don't Cry, Nanking
Original Music Composer
In December 1937, during the Second Japanese-Sino War, a Chinese doctor, his Japanese pregnant wife, their teenage daughter and their young son travel from Shanghai to Nanjing seeking shelter in the Capital during the Japanese invasion. The family faces the Rape of Nanking by the Imperial Japanese Army, with rapes, mass murder of prisoners of war and civilians including women, children and elders, and disrespect of international conventions.
The Mao Years: 1949-1976
Original Music Composer
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. THE MAO YEARS examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and poverty-stricken nation.
Aktion K
Music
"Aktion K" is a documentary about the greatest mass exodus from a nazi concentration camp, which took place at the upper Austrian hills, in 1945. The following hunting is still known there under the cynical title "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd" - "The Mühlviertel's hare hunting".
China in Revolution: 1911-1949
Original Music Composer
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. CHINA IN REVOLUTION charts the country's most violent era where decades of civil war and foreign invasions led to the bloody battle for power between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek.