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Il cinema ritrovato 2018 in review
Six weeks after the fact, you say? From the Department of Better Late than Never comes my recap of Il cinema ritrovato 2018: a wonderful festival of archival film of all eras and countries. Spoiler alert: I had a blast!
A visual tour of the Shanghai Film Museum
Last year I was fortunate enough to visit Shanghai, and naturally indulged in some film-related activities while I was there. Checking out the beautiful Art Deco cinemas that still exist in the city was a high priority, as was making a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cai Chusheng, cinema of China, film museum, Hu Die, Li Lili, Ruan Lingyu, Zheng Junli
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“Gossip is a fearful thing”: Ruan Lingyu’s 新女性 | New Women (CN 1935)
I’ll be in China in less than a week! So this seems like an appropriate time to take a look at another Chinese film from Shanghai’s golden era: 1935’s 新女性 | New Women, starring Ruan Lingyu in a heart-breaking role. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cai Chusheng, cinema of 1935, cinema of China, dangerous female sexuality, excellent women, Ruan Lingyu, Zheng Junli
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Better living through athletics: Li Lili in 体育皇后 | Queen of Sports (CN 1934)
The first Chinese silent film that I ever saw was 1934’s 体育皇后, or Queen of Sports. It would have been 5 or 6 years ago, at the lantern festival in my home city, where they showed a few films on … Continue reading
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Tagged athletic heroines, cinema of 1934, cinema of China, excellent women, Li Lili, memory lane, patriotism, propaganda, sports, Sun Yu
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