60 Years of China on Film: "Red Detachment of Women (1970)"
When
Nov 8, 2009 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Sunday)
Where
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
200 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Minneapolis, MN 55455
44.9746621
-93.2318698
What
Red Detachment of Women (dir. Pan Wenzhan, et al, 120 min, 1970) is based on the true story of the all-female Special Company of the 2nd Independent Division of Chinese Red Army, fi...
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Red Detachment of Women (dir. Pan Wenzhan, et al, 120 min, 1970) is based on the true story of the all-female Special Company of the 2nd Independent Division of Chinese Red Army, first formed in May, 1931. The film depicts the liberation of a Wu Qinghua, a peasant girl on Hainan Island imprisoned by her cruel landlord but rescued by Hong Changqing, a Red Army commander who recruits her into his fighting force and encourages her to leave her personal grudges behind in order to fight for the greater good.
Based on a novel and later adapted as a ballet, Red Detachment of Women became one of the eight model performances of the Cultural Revolution, most famous for its presentation, as a ballet, to Richard Nixon on his visit to China in 1972.
Walker Art Center, 612.375.7600. Institute for Advanced Study, 612-626-5054. Course organized by Jessica Ka Yee Chan, chan0770@umn.edu
Based on a novel and later adapted as a ballet, Red Detachment of Women became one of the eight model performances of the Cultural Revolution, most famous for its presentation, as a ballet, to Richard Nixon on his visit to China in 1972.
Walker Art Center, 612.375.7600. Institute for Advanced Study, 612-626-5054. Course organized by Jessica Ka Yee Chan, chan0770@umn.edu
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