Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Directed by Antoine Coursat8 augusti 2021 53mDokumentär, Biography
6.37.7
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and the entire Asian continent.
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Jackie Chan: Building an Icon was released on 8 augusti 2021.
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon was directed by Antoine Coursat.
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon has a runtime of 53m.
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon was produced by Manuel Catteau, Louis-David Delahaye.
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and the entire Asian continent.
The key characters in Jackie Chan: Building an Icon are Self (Jackie Chan), Narrator (french voice over) (Marie Borgini), Narrator (dutch voice over) (Verena Rendtorff).
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon is a Dokumentär, Biography film.
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.