One and Eight
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| Traditional | 一個和八個 |
| Simplified | 一个和八个 |
| Mandarin | Yīge hé bāge |
| Directed by | Zhang Junzhao |
| Written by | Wang Ji Cheng Zhang Ziliang Guo Xiaochuan (poem) |
| Starring | Tao Zeru Chen Daoming Lu Xiaoyan |
| Cinematography | Zhang Yimou Xiao Feng |
| Studio | Guangxi Film Studio |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese (Mandarin) |
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. Archived from the original on 2007-04-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070416073506/http://kinema.uwaterloo.ca/ghy-941.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Li Xiao (2004-01-17). "Film Industry in China". China.org.cn. http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/84966.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ "A Brief History of Chinese Film". The University of Edinburgh-Cinema China '07. http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/cinema-china/briefhistory.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Zhang Yingjin (2003-10-10). "A Centennial Review of Chinese Cinema". The University of California, San Diego. http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
[edit] External links
- One and Eight at the Internet Movie Database
- One and Eight at AllRovi
- One and Eight at the Chinese Movie Database
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