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The Peach Blossom Fan (1963)

The Peach Blossom Fan poster
Directed by
Sun Jing
Country
People's Republic of China

How it feels

This is the film adaptation of a classic Chinese opera from the Qing dynasty. It tells a story set during the fall of the Ming dynasty, focusing on a scholar and a courtesan who use a peach blossom fan as a token of their love. The movie was later suppressed by the Chinese government for glorifying old values.

historicalreflectiveelegiacpoeticstagedlyricalmelancholicpolitically charged

What happens

Taohua shan (桃花扇S, Táohuā shànP, lett. "Il ventaglio dai fiori di pesco") è un film del 1963 diretto da Sun Jing. È l'adattamento cinematografico del dramma dell'era Qing Il ventaglio dai fiori di pesco di Kǒng Shàngrèn e del suo rifacimento jīngjù realizzato dal drammaturgo Ouyang Yuqian. Il film fu condannato dal governo cinese di Mao Zedong nel periodo della cosiddetta "rivoluzione culturale" in quanto considerato celebrativo dei valori della vecchia Cina; per questo, il regista Sun Jing e gli attori Wang Danfeng e Feng Zhe furono allontanati a lungo dall'industria cinematografica. Il film è stato rivalutato solo dopo la morte di Mao. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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