Poisonous Flowers and Fragrant Plants – The Fate of Films in the Red Era

Author: Qi Xiaoping (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-17
Features: This book selects 11 representative films from the pamphlet titled "Four Hundred Toxic Weeds and Films with Serious Errors," published by the Revolutionary Committee of the Red Youth of Beijing Film Academy's Jinggang Mountains Art Corps, the Film Criticism Liaison Station of the Proletarian Revolutionary Faction of Jiangsu Province, and the Jiangsu Film Distribution and Screening Company on January 17, 1968. It narrates the production processes of these films, the historical background that sparked debates, and the stories behind and in front of the camera. The book introduces the impact of literary and artistic criticism during special periods, reveals previously unknown historical materials, and aims to make readers reflect on the relationship between culture and society while sighing at the dark humor of this period in history.