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Magic Brush 
Directed by Jin Xi (靳夕) Release date(s) 1954, 1955 Running time 20 mins Country China Language Mandarin The Magic Brush is a Chinese animated stop-motion film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. There were two versions of the film.[1] In 1954 the first film was called "Ma Liang and his Magic Brush" (Chinese: 神笔马良). In 1955 the second film was called "Magic Brush" (Chinese: 神笔). They are also interchangeably referred to as the "Magic Pen" or "Magical Pen".
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Story
The story is based on a folklore story. In a village, there lived a boy called Ma Liang, whose family was so poor that he could not go to school. But he loved painting and worked very hard at it. One day, he got a brush, which had a magical power—if you draw anything with it, it will become reality. So he started to help everyone in his village with his magic brush. This information reached a local officer. He put Ma Liang into the prison and confiscated his brush. The officer found that the bush did not have any power when it was in his hands, so he forced Ma Liang to draw a golden mountain. Ma Liang agreed and drew a golden mountain, but he also drew a big ocean around it. After the officer and his servants sailed across the sea, Ma Liang waved his brush and the officers sank into the water.[2]
Adaptations
The story has been readapted a number of times by Chinese authors, common versions include the story of the same name from author Han Xing as well as Hong Xuntao. There are also American versions in "Tye May and the Magic Brush" by Molly Bang.
Awards
- Won the outstanding film award in the 1957 Poland Warsaw International Film Festival children's competition.
- Won the children's entertainment films award at the Venice, Italy 8th International Children's Film Festival
- Won the silver award at the Damascus, Syrian 1st International Film Festival Expo
- Won the outstanding children's film award at the Belgrade Yugoslavia 1st International Children's Film Festival
- Recognized at the Canada 2nd Stratford International Film Festival awards
- In 1955 awarded for outstanding film by China's Ministry of Culture.
See also
References
- ^ Star000. "Star000." Magic Brush. Retrieved on 2006-01-17.
- ^ China Culture Org. "China Culture Org." Chinese animations shows world it has midas touch. Retrieved on 2006-01-17.
External links
Categories:- 1954 films
- 1955 films
- Animated short films
- Chinese animated films
- Stop-motion animated films
- Mandarin-language films
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