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How Wang-Fo Was Saved
7.1 / 10• 1987• 15m•NR• French
DramaAnimationFantasy
Storyline
Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything to follow him, desperately seeks aesthetic perfection. A day comes when he thinks he has achieved it. But his genius arouses both the curiosity and the jealousy of the Emperor. Wang Fo will be able to escape the Emperor's vindictiveness only by going to the limit of his talents.
Cast & Crew
Olivier Cruveiller
Ling (voice)
Lead
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
L'empereur (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. René Laloux's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. How Wang-Fo Was Saved is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
