Chunmiao is a 1975 Chinese film directed by Xie Jin, Yan Bili and Liang Tingduo, starring Li Xiuming as the titular village girl who became a barefoot doctor through political struggle. Like all films released in the Cultural Revolution, it is a propaganda film, in this case promoting the Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius movement.
The ultra-leftist political message aside, the film is considered well-made artistically. It was shot in the countryside near Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It was Xie Jin's only film during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).
Cast
- Li Xiuming as Chunmiao
- Feng Qi as Qian Jiren
- Da Shichang as Fang Ming
- Liu Zinong as Li Aqiang
- Gao Baocheng Uncle Shuichang
- Li Lingjun as Auntie Ah Fang
- Bai Mu as Du Wenjie
- Zhang Yu as Lianlian
References
- Marion, Donald J. (1997). The Chinese Filmography: The 2444 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People's Republic of China from 1949 through 1995. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0305-5.
- Pang, Laikwan (2017). The Art of Cloning: Creative Production During China's Cultural Revolution. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1-78478-520-8.
Further reading
- Chunmiao, scenes 28-30, translated by Paul Clark. Renditions, Spring 2009.
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