The Red Detachment of Women (1961)
- Original title
- 红色娘子军
- Directed by
- Xie Jin
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two peasant women in 1930s China decide to fight in a war. They face hardships and join others in revolutionary struggle.
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What happens
The Red Detachment of Women (Chinese: 红色娘子军; pinyin: Hóngsè Niángzi Jūn) is a 1961 Chinese film by Xie Jin based on a script by Liang Xin. It is set in the 1930s and involves two peasant women who go into warfare. The cast includes Zhu Xijuan, Wang Xingang, Xiang Mei, Jin Naihua, Chen Qiang, and Niu Ben. The Red Detachment of Women became famous after winning the PRC's best script, best director, and best actress awards in November 1961. The film characters of Qiong Hua, Hong Changqing, and Nan Batian became quite well-known and following the success of the Red Detachment of Women ballet in 1964 by the end of 1966 was elevated to one of the eight "revolutionary model theatrical works" (geming yangbanxi, or yangbanxi for short), which formed the official canon. A film of the ballet was released in 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Six Sisters in the War (2009)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.