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Confucius
CHINA · 1940

Confucius

Fei Mu
philosophy and ethics political conflict wandering and exile teaching and mentorship futility and struggle
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Synopsis

The film depicts Confucius's later life, as he traveled across a China divided by war and strife in an ultimately futile effort to teach various warlords and kings his particular philosophy.

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