60 Years of China on Film: "Stage Sisters"
When
Nov 9, 2009 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Monday)
Where
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
200 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Minneapolis, MN 55455
44.9746621
-93.2318698
What
Stage Sisters (dir. Xie Jin, 112 min, 1965) uses the Shaoxing opera to stand in as a metaphor for the history of China in the twentieth century, and juxtaposes the lives of two oper...
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Event details: 60 Years of China on Film: "Stage Sisters"
Description
Stage Sisters (dir. Xie Jin, 112 min, 1965) uses the Shaoxing opera to stand in as a metaphor for the history of China in the twentieth century, and juxtaposes the lives of two opera actresses who go on separate paths for money and politics. Chunhua (Xie Fang), a peasant girl escaping from abusive in-laws, joins an opera troop and befriends Yuehong (Cao Yindi), the daughter of the group's manager. Later moving to Shanghai, the two friends become emblematic of larger conflicts in Chinese society as Yuehong becomes enamored of the materialistic lifestyle of their new setting and Chunhua finds herself attracted to communist party doctrine.
Institute for Advanced Study, 612-626-5054. Course organized by Jessica Ka Yee Chan, chan0770@umn.edu
Institute for Advanced Study, 612-626-5054. Course organized by Jessica Ka Yee Chan, chan0770@umn.edu
Cost
Free and open to the public. Part of 60 Years of China on Film: 1949-2009 (GLOS 3900-101)More about University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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