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Fine rain politics and folk songs in China = 毛毛雨
- Title
- Fine rain politics and folk songs in China = 毛毛雨 / a film by Meera Jaffrey ; written, produced, and directed by Meera Jaffrey.
- Fine rain : politics and folk songs in China = Mao mao yu / a film by Meera Jaffrey ; written, produced, and directed by Meera Jaffrey.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2008], ©2007.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- "Whether they were crafted to spread Mao's message of class struggle or spun from the fabric of everyday life, Chinese folk songs carry with them immense historical and cultural importance. This program examines a wide range of songs and melodies from the country's pre-Communist era to the Cultural Revolution, energized by a rich progression of archival footage, photographs, interviews, and present-day renditions sung in homes and on street corners. The origins, meanings, and political impact of several well-known songs are described, along with an illustration of jianpu, the traditional Chinese system of musical notation, and the distinction between haozi, or workmen's songs, and the urban style known as xiaodiao"--Container.
- Alternative Title
- Politics and folk songs in China
- 毛毛雨
- Mao mao yu
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Documentary films.
- Credits (note)
- Editor Pola Rapoport ; cinematographer Wang Huo, Wolfgang Held ; research Luanne Harris Laddin, Liang Zhi, Kai Fu, Meera Jaffrey.
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- Language (note)
- English narration, with some Chinese dialogue with English subtitles.
- OCLC
- ocn232665212
- 232665212
- SCSB-9444334
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries