The Cave of the Silken Web (traditional Chinese: 盤絲洞; simplified Chinese: 盘丝洞; pinyin: Pan Si Dong) a.k.a. Journey to the West - the Spiders Cave (西遊記-盤絲洞; 西游记-盘丝洞) a.k.a. Spiders is a 1927 Chinese film directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu as the first spider spirit.[1] It is based on an episode of the shenmo fantasy novel Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty.
| The Cave of the Silken Web | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dan Duyu |
| Screenplay by | Guan Ji'an[1] |
| Based on | Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en |
| Starring | Yin Mingzhu |
| Cinematography | Dan Ganting[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 min[2] |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Language | Silent (Chinese intertitles) |
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The ten-reel silent film was produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company.[1]
It was thought to be a lost film, until 2011, when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway.[3][4][5] The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in Oslo.[2] Roughly three-quarters of the film is preserved, the first reel and a section in the middle is lost.[citation needed] The Norwegian copy has retained the original Chinese intertitles, but includes additional jokes in Norwegian written for the local audience.
Cast edit
- Yin Mingzhu as First Spider Spirit[1]
- Xia Peizhen as Second Spider Spirit
- Wu Wenchao as Sun Wukong
- Jiang Meikang as Tang Sanzang
- Zhou Hongquan as Zhu Bajie
- Dan Erchun as Sha Wujing
- He Rongzhu as Man In White
- Chen Baoqi as Yellow Flower Daoist Spirit
Sequel edit
The film was followed by a sequel in 1930: The Cave of the Silken Web II (續盤絲洞; 续盘丝洞; Xu Pan Si Dong) a.k.a. Spiders II, also directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu.[6] The sequel is believed to be a lost film.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b "The Cave of the Silken Web - Film fra Sør". web page. Films from the South 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Anders Grønneberg (13 October 2013). "Sensasjonell filmskatt funnet i Norge". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Lyndsey Smith (7 October 2013). "Lost Chinese film found in Norway". Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "The Cave of the Silken Web". Getty Conservation Institute. 24 August 2016.
- ^ "《The Cave of the Silken Web II》(1930)". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Yin Mingzhu (Pearl Ing): "Miss FF"". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links edit
- Pan si dong at IMDb
