Overview
Street Angels (Dir. Yuan Muzhi, 1937)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bepkAly1F9E&list=PLhA05Qf-09xBaz_t_ynYbyZ-Porcj7bui&index=20
Two Stage Sisters(Dir. Xie Jin, 1964)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9A_VHOFG_II
Farwell My Concubine (Dir. Chen Kaige, 1993)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WysRU0BRGg
Three Times: Republican China, Socialist China, and post-Mao China
The films cover three distinct historical periods and three important moments of filmmaking in modern Chinese history. They are the golden age of early cinema based in Shanghai in the Republic of China (1912-1949); socialist revolutionary cinema from the People’s Republic of China in the mainland (1949-76); and cinema in post-Mao China, namely, in the era of social and economic reforms since 1976. discuss and compare the representation of Chinese society, culture, or history in these films. Please also briefly comment on prominent stylistic features that you notice in the films.The paper should analyze at least one film from each of the three different periods.
Avoid simple generalizations. Refer to specific elements and details such as characters, ideology, scenes, plot, cinematography (shot, editing), lighting, sound, music, and so on. You may consult the required readings or do some research by looking into additional material outside the class. Whatever you do, please always acknowledge your source. Do not use and copy the exact sentences and passages of a publication or an online source without appropriate citations.
Both what you write and how you write will be evaluated. Relevant aspects of writing will be looked at as usual: coherence, organization, argument, elegance, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and so on. The “Grading Rubric” is in a separate file attachment.