Sparkling Red Star (1974)
- Original title
- 闪闪的红星
- Directed by
- Ang Li, Li Jun
- Cast
- Chen Xing Xu, Ouyang Zhuangwen, Li Qing Tian, Zhao Xin Cun, Nige Mutu, Feng En He, Wang Xiao Qing, Zhang Man Yang
- Genre
- propaganda film, children's film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 7 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
A young boy joins the Chinese Communist revolution during the 1930s. He helps the Red Army fight against local enemies while growing up in a war-torn countryside.
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What happens
Sparkling Red Star is a 1974 Chinese film and one of the very few films produced in China during the Cultural Revolution. Co-directed by Li Jun and Li Ang, the film is a mix between a war film, a children's film and a musical. Today, given the heavy-handed political message and state control of the Sparkling Red Star's story and production, it is generally considered a propaganda film. The film was remade in 2007 as an animated tale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Rhythm of the Wave (1974)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.