《法门寺》是秦腔、京剧等十多种戏曲的传统剧目之一，又名《宋巧姣告状》、《双姣奇缘》，讲述明代发生在陕西眉县一段真实感人的故事，描写公子傅朋与民女孙玉姣相恋但遭恶人陷害引起的一桩人命奇案。侠女宋巧姣冒死告状，贪官被惩，沉冤得雪，结案于法门寺内。今天，人们去陕西法门寺游览还会看到大佛殿前有一块中心微微凹下的石头，传说这就是宋巧姣告御状时双膝长跪的遗迹，被称为“巧姣跪石”。该剧目深受人民喜爱，常演不衰。

电影《法门寺》，改编自上述同名戏曲，讲述明代陕西一桩离奇命案错综复杂的前因后果与一波三折的庭审过程，突出侠女宋巧姣惩恶锄奸、扶危助困、重信轻死的侠义精神，抑恶扬善，反腐倡廉，呼唤法治。该片是一部严格意义上的电影故事片，摒弃秦腔乃至任何戏曲的程式与唱念做打，完全摆脱舞台艺术与戏曲观念的束缚，采用电影理念讲述完整的故事，在一个个具有中国传统建筑与园林特色的实景中摄制。该片定位于古装悬疑探案武打片，采用ARRI ALEAX 6K数字高清技术制作，DOLBY Atoms全景声技术录音，片长100分钟。完成后，由全国电影院线首播，面向海外电影院线发行，CCTV-6电影频道重播，各大省级卫视、城市电视台再次播出，各大视频网站后续传播，出版正规音像制品，参加国内外电影节角逐奖项。

本片由民营企业陕西仁德强秦广告文化传播有限公司投资，西部电影集团出品，中国传媒大学影视艺术中心制作，陕西法门寺佛文化景区管理委员协拍，陕西扶风籍影视学家杨新磊导演，诸多实力派演员倾力出演，矢志于“以古人之规矩，开自己之生面”，锤炼思想性、艺术性与观赏性俱佳的精品，谋求社会效益与经济效益之双赢，为文化产业贡献力量。

 Rashomon in Ancient China is a Chinese film made in Shaanxi and Beijing, China, which is adapted from Famen Temple, also named “Songqiaojiao Bring a Lawsuit” or “Unique Friendship between Double Jiao”, a classical piece in Qinqiang Opera, Beijing Opera and other Chinese traditional opera. Famen Temple’s story is true in Ming dynasty, in Guanzhong, Shaanxi, where Fupeng, a young scholar, loved Sunyujiao, a beautiful and sexy girl, but their love was wrecked by several baddies, even to cause a homicide case, so Songqiaojiao decided to bring a lawsuit bravely and firmly, not fearing to be sentenced to death by authorities. Thus, corrupt officials were cashiered even to executed, grievances of double Jiao was rehabilitated. Today, when you come to visit Famen Temple, in Shaanxi, China, you’ll find a stone with a bit depressed hollow, before the main hall of it , which is said to a vestige knelt by Songqiaojiao for a long time when she prosecuting and arguing to Liujin, a super-ranking official in royal court, based on which that stone is also famous and known well by people. The traditional Chinese opera have performed for over 500 years, welcomed by Chinese people deeply and widely.

However, Rashomon in Ancient China is a film, not a Chinese traditional opera, also not a drama in stage, which narrates a new story, although adapted the latter. In this film, the homicide case shows complicated and complex as well as the court shows difficult and meandering, via both of which Songqiaojiao was be emphasized to a female chivalrous expert, who helped Sunyujiao, another Jiao, her close friend, to avenge against baddies, finally to defend law justice and moral value, such as goodness, kind, honest, faithful and compassion. The space-time of the film embodies open and variable, whose scenes representation will be program in a series of Chinese traditional landscape architectures, where are in Fufeng, Shaanxi, China, certainly including Famen Temple, which has a so long history near 2000 years that it is a famous scenic spot assessed as AAAAA, the top rank, by China’s government. On the other hand, the film uses ARRI Alexa 6K to shooting withal DOLBY Atmos to recording, both of which are new digital HD technology, whose running time will be over 100min. The film will be show in many Chinese theater chains, movie channel in CCTV-6, some channels in provincial satellite stations, and some most influential websites, of course also DVD, which will be distribute and release overseas, substantial facing to multitudinous Chinese abroad. As a Chinese film made in mainland China, Rashomon in Ancient China will participate in some international film festival around the world, win over a few awards.

The film is invested by Shaanxi Rendeqiangqin Advertisement Culture Communication Co.ltd, managed by Xingchen Star International Film&Television Culture (Beijing) Co.ltd, produce by Film&Television Art Center of Communication University of China, assisted by Famen Temple and Administrative Committee of the scenic spot, distributed by Xingfulanhai Media Corporation, Wuzhou Film Co.ltd, and Huaxia film Co.ltd.  The film is acted by a lot of strong, powerful and energetic actors, directed by Yangxinlei, a scholar and specialist in film and television, born and spent his childhood near to Famen Temple.  

The motion picture aims at creating and shaping own art characteristics to mix thought, visual-audio effect and artistry perfectly, to refine a competitive product, to actualize double-winning in social benefit and economic benefit, to contribute our wisdom and effort for China’s cultural industry and socialistic spiritual civilization at best as we can.                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                           二〇一六年八月二十二日