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Life of Pi

Life of Pi

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year2012
CountryUnited States, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada
DirectorAng Lee
CastSuraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
GenreAdventure Drama Fantasy

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishLife of Pi
EspañolLa vida de PiLa vida de Pi
FrançaisL’Odyssée de PiL’Odyssee de Pi
DeutschLife of Pi: Schiffbruch mit TigerLife of Pi Schiffbruch mit Tiger
PortuguêsAs Aventuras de PiAs Aventuras de Pi
ItalianoVita di PiVita di Pi
РусскийЖизнь ПиZhizn Pi
中文(简体)少年派的奇幻漂流
中文(繁體)少年Pi的奇幻漂流
한국어라이프 오브 파이Raipeu Obeu Pai
ไทยชีวิตอัศจรรย์ของพายChiwit Atsachan Khong Pai
Tiếng ViệtCuộc Đời Của PiCuoc Doi Cua Pi
Bahasa IndonesiaLife of PiLife of Pi
日本語ライフ・オブ・パイ/トラと漂流した227日Raifu Obu Pai

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which objective truth and meaningful narrative collide within survival.


■ Synopsis

A survivor presents two incompatible accounts of the same event and leaves the choice of truth to the listener.


■ RECIPE Tags

#Truth
#Faith
#Meaning
#Survival
#Narrative


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Survival
     Reason: Extreme circumstances force the reconstruction of reality.
     Related Film: Cast Away
  • Middle: Faith and Interpretation
     Reason: Facts alone fail to answer humanity’s deepest questions.
     Related Film: Silence
  • Core: Truth and Meaning
     Reason: The value of truth becomes inseparable from the value of narrative.
     Related Film: Rashomon

■ Secondary Axes

  • Reality and Narrative: Human beings understand reality through stories.
     Related Film: Big Fish
  • Projection and Identity: Human nature is externalized through symbolic forms.
     Related Film: Stalker

■ Person

  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu

■ Structural Tags

#DualNarrativeStructure
#InterpretiveRealityStructure
#MeaningConstructionStructure


■ Attribute Tags

#AdventureDrama
#SurvivalFilm
#OceanSetting

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