One and Eight
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| Directed by | Zhang Junzhao |
| Produced by | Guangxi Film Studio |
| Written by | Wang Ji Cheng Zhang Ziliang Guo Xiaochuan (poem) |
| Starring | Tao Zeru Chen Daoming Lu Xiaoyan |
| Cinematography | Zhang Yimou Xiao Feng |
| Language | Chinese (Mandarin) |
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| Simplified Chinese: | 一个和八个 |
| Traditional Chinese: | 一個和八個 |
| Pinyin: | Yīge hé bāge |
One and Eight is a landmark Chinese film from 1983. The film tells the story of eight criminals and a deserting Chinese officer in the communist Eighth Route Army caught in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Zhang Junzhao, One and Eight also features cinematography by the soon-to-be-acclaimed Zhang Yimou and stars Chen Daoming. It is based on an epic poem by Guo Xiaochuan.
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[edit] Significance
One and Eight constituted an early collaboration between the graduates of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy (notably classmates Zhang Junzhao and Zhang Yimou).[1] As such it is often considered one of the first films to move towards the more artistic and experimental mentality that is the hallmark Chinese cinema of the 1980s.[2][3]
In particular, the film's focus on humanism and personal conflicts signaled a paradigm shift away from the propagandistic films of the Cultural Revolution.[4][5]
[edit] See also
- Yellow Earth (1984) - Chen Kaige's debut film, and another early Fifth Generation film.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Both Zhang Yimou and Zhang Junzhao were members of the so-called "Fifth Generation," or the first major group of filmmakers to graduate after the end of the Cultural Revolution
- ^ Yvonne Ng (2002-11-19). The Irresistible Rise of Asian Cinema-Tian Zhuangzhuang: A Director of the 21st Century. Kinema. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Li Xiao (2004-01-17). Film Industry in China. China.org.cn. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ A Brief History of Chinese Film. The University of Edinburgh-Cinema China '07. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Zhang Yingjin (2003-10-10). A Centennial Review of Chinese Cinema. The University of California, San Diego. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
[edit] External links
- One and Eight at the Internet Movie Database
- One and Eight at Allmovie
- One and Eight at the Chinese Movie Database
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