Chinese Film at the Burrell 12 Sept
Published: 13/07/2010
Event Date: 12/09/2010The final film showing of the summer for the Burrell`s China Season 2010, will take place on Sunday 12th Sept at 2pm in the Lecture Theatre at the Burrell.
`Spring in a Small Town` (1948, 85 min) depicts the love triangle of Yuwen, her ailing husband Dai Liyan, and doctor Zhang Zhichen in a small war-torn town in the South of Yangtze River after WWII. Between Yuwen and Liyan, there is only duty and concern, but no love, as they silently and politely pass the days in the ruined manor that hints of the Dai family`s previous wealth and prestige. Their monotonous lives are suddenly changed by the arrival of Liyan`s friend and Yuwen`s former love Zhichen….
In 2005, a panel of 101 filmmakers and scholars cast their votes to select the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures of all time. The film that topped the list was Fei Mu`s 1948 classic melodrama `Spring in a Small Town`. Fei Mu was a pioneering figure of the Chinese film industry during the 1930s and 40s with films like Song of China (1935) and Remorse at Death (1948), China`s first colour film.
`Spring in a Small Town` (1948, 85 min) depicts the love triangle of Yuwen, her ailing husband Dai Liyan, and doctor Zhang Zhichen in a small war-torn town in the South of Yangtze River after WWII. Between Yuwen and Liyan, there is only duty and concern, but no love, as they silently and politely pass the days in the ruined manor that hints of the Dai family`s previous wealth and prestige. Their monotonous lives are suddenly changed by the arrival of Liyan`s friend and Yuwen`s former love Zhichen….
In 2005, a panel of 101 filmmakers and scholars cast their votes to select the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures of all time. The film that topped the list was Fei Mu`s 1948 classic melodrama `Spring in a Small Town`. Fei Mu was a pioneering figure of the Chinese film industry during the 1930s and 40s with films like Song of China (1935) and Remorse at Death (1948), China`s first colour film.