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A Girl from Hunan
- Title
- A Girl from Hunan [videorecording] / Beijing Youth Film Studio ; produced by Don Yaping.
- Publication
- New York : New Yorker, 1986.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | VTH 1706 G | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (99 min.) ; sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Mixing lyricism, irony and social criticism, this film from the People's Republic of China is the story of a pampered, lively 12-year-old girl who, at the turn of the century, is taken to a remote village and married to a 2-year-old boy. As she approaches womanhood, she develops a sisterly affection for her toddling husband but finds more fulfilling companionship with a young farmer. The illicit affair, however, places her at risk of punishment according to the village's harsh measures against adultery. Freed from the restrictions imposed by the Cultural Revolution, this example of New Chinese Cinema captures the textures and rhythms of rural life while recognizing the brutality and backwardness of feudal structures.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Feature films.
- Note
- In Mandarin with English subtitles.
- Based on the novel Xiao Xiao by Shen Congwen.
- Credits (note)
- Directors, Xie Fei, Wu Lan; writer, Zhang Xian; cinematography, Fu Jingshen.
- Performer (note)
- Na Renhua, Deng Xiaotuang, Zhang Yu, Liu Qing, Ni Meiling.
- Title
- A Girl from Hunan [videorecording] / Beijing Youth Film Studio ; produced by Don Yaping.
- Imprint
- New York : New Yorker, 1986.
- Credits
- Directors, Xie Fei, Wu Lan; writer, Zhang Xian; cinematography, Fu Jingshen.
- Cast
- Na Renhua, Deng Xiaotuang, Zhang Yu, Liu Qing, Ni Meiling.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Xie, Fei.Wu, Lan.
- Branch Call Number
- VTH 1706 G