The Red Detachment of Women (1970 film)
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- Pan Wenzhan (潘文展)
- Fu Jie (傅杰)
| The Red Detachment of Women | |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | Xue Jinghua |
| Cinematography | Li Wenhua (李文化) |
| Music by | Liu Shida (刘士达) |
Production company | Beijing Film Studio[1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Red Detachment of Women (Chinese: 红色娘子军; pinyin: Hóngsè Niángzǐjūn) is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name (originally produced in 1964) – which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film. The style is called 'yangbanxi' (revolutionary model dramas).[2] It is one of eight approved revolutionary model dramas made during the Cultural Revolution. The film was screened at the 32nd Venice International Film Festival, marking the first time a Chinese film was presented at Venice.[3] A Beijing Opera version was filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972.[4]
In the 1930s, on Hainan Island, the heroine, Wu Qinghua, escapes from Nan Batian, an evil landlord, and becomes the leader of a women's militia, under the guidance of Hong Changqing, a Communist Party secretary.[2]
Cast
- Xue Jinghua as Wu Qinghua
- Liu Qingtang as Hong Changqing
- Song Chen as Company Commander
- Li Xinying as Xiao Pang, the Messenger
- Li Chengxiang as Nan Batian, the Tyrant
- Wan Qiwu as Ou Guangsi, Nan Batian's lackey
World Events
On 11 November 2012, in Washington, D.C., a panel discussion with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Chi Wang, Carma Hinton, and Michael Chang discussed the effect this film had on the Cultural Revolution and on Chinese film.[2]
