Song of the Fishermen is an early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng in 1934, and produced by the Lianhua Film Company. The film, like many of the period, details the struggle of the poorer classes, in this case a family of fishermen who are forced to sing on the streets in order to survive.
| Song of the Fishermen | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 漁光曲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 渔光曲 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yú guāng qǔ |
| Directed by | Cai Chusheng |
| Written by | Cai Chusheng |
| Starring | Wang Renmei, Luo Peng, Yuan Congmei, Han Langen |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Silent with Chinese intertitles |
A successful film, Song of the Fishermen played for 84 straight days in Shanghai.[1] It was the first Chinese film to win a prize in an international film festival (Moscow Film Festival in 1935).[2]
References edit
- ^ MoMA staff. "Bright Stars, Big City: Chinese Cinema's First Golden Era, 1922–1937". MOMA. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ David Carter (2010). East Asian Cinema. Kamera Books. ISBN 9781842433805.
External links edit
- Song of the Fishermen is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Song of the Fishermen at IMDb
- Song of the Fishermen at the Chinese Cinema Web-based learning center at UCSD
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