The Cinema
When the PRC was established in 1949 all the foreign movies et previous Chinese movies were banned. However, the Prtu understood quickly the power of persuasion of cinema. They used this art as propaganda for their ideology.
Films were reporting the life of the Chinese peasants and workers in the new PRC. Animation was used as an educational tool for the children. They used traditional chinese arts –such as puppetry or Chinese paintings- in those animations.
“The East is Red” is an emblematic film of the period. It is a 1965 movie directed by Wang Ping.Very educative, it explains the history of the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong, from its creation in July 1921 to 1949.
opening scene of the film : women dancing on stage & propanganda song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTY5aZuO_bc&feature=related
At the beginning, Chinese filmakers were sent to URSS in order to learn their communist propaganda films’ making. But little by little, Chinese movie makers became more independent & used to this art.
An emblematic film of this period is “The Red detachment of Women” (1961) directed by Xie Jin. It is filming the most famous ballet of the revolutionary period.“The Red Detachment of Women” was of the 8 models of the propanganda Chinese works of art.
This is the story of a young peasant girl of Hainan island. She escapes her oppressors & then grow up the comunist ladder little by little.
In this extract, the young peasant is kissing the flag, dressed in red, encouraged by the army :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcRmZ9aX5S4
However, during the Cultural revolution film production was almost entierly shut down. Only few films were permitted to be produced. This is the case of a new version of the ballet “The Red Detachment of a woman” released in 1971.
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