Chinese Film Behind the Scenes

Author: Liu Shu
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Pop songs become popular for several reasons: first, their lyrics are simple and melodies are beautiful; second, they are easy to sing along and spread easily; the most important third point is that the songs express the hearts of many listeners and evoke emotional resonance. As beloved films that people enjoy in their daily lives, they are just the same. And those classic old films deeply rooted in the minds of the audience are even more so. To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of world cinema and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese cinema, in response to the urgent needs of loyal film fans, audiences, and the cultural market at home and abroad, this book is titled "Behind the Scenes of Chinese Cinema" and introduces a selection of classic and widely influential films from the Chinese film industry. The author chooses some outstanding films with significant impact and appeal among the people, exploring them from different perspectives through a series of historical researches. In the form of topical documentary literature, blending storytelling, literary quality, and historical facts, the book tells the untold stories behind these films to the friends. Thus, in this extensive book, there is a brief review of the development and evolution of Chinese cinema over the past century, starting with the beloved old film posters. Then, the author jumps through time and space, step by step and film by film, narrating the deep connections, profound origins, and close inheritance between many famous films in the New China cinema and the atmosphere of the times. The author specially selects representative works of Southern China cinema. For example, the film "Undercover in Canton" is based on the real story known as the "Guangzhou Case"; the unfortunate fate of "South China Tide" after winning the unpublicized award at the third "Hundred Flowers" award of "Mass Film"; the emergence of several distinctive "Southern Films" and their wide influence among the people; the turbulent birth process of "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" and "Sands Washed by the Tide" from the Zhuhai Film Studio; the large-scale musical and dance epic "Red Dawn" and its inseparable "trilogy"; Additionally, the book introduces the situation of the anniversary film for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the widely influential "22 Great Stars" of the New China, the chronology of Xie Jin during two special periods, seven remade films during absurd times, and the "Six Peking and Two Dances" after the "Eight Model Operas." Moreover, the world-famous "White-Haired Girl," "Red Detachment of Women," "Sand Bay," and "Red Army Women" are introduced from their inception to their final form; the opera film "Gardener's Song" gets entangled in political struggles; the different life destinies of the main actors in "Sentinel Under Neon Lights"; the lifelong regrets of stars who did not complete their films; the artistic of Lu Xun's novels on the screen; the affable screen character "Li Xiangyang" and the interesting story between him and the remade film "Battle in the Plains"; The author also focuses on the anti-spymovie that the and loyal film fans find hard to forget, showcasing the unique and diverse images of female spies, a distinctive feature of Chinese dubbed films. The author presents these stories from different angles, with appropriate detail, like a stream flowing into a vast river. Time is like a golden whip, memory like a rope, and those old films that remain forever in the hearts of the are the genuine bonds connecting us filmmakers and loyal film fans. This red silk thread, forever unbreakable, ties our hearts and love together. Gathering is fate, and true feelings never change!