Underplayed Gems

The Song of the Chinese Revolution

The Song of the Chinese Revolution poster
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How it feels

This 1984 Chinese film is a song and dance epic that covers Chinese history from the Opium War to 1984. It celebrates the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and focuses on the role of the Chinese Communist Party. The movie includes personal stories about sacrifices made by women and children.

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What happens

The Song of the Chinese Revolution, also rendered in English as The Laud for the Chinese Revolution (simplified Chinese: 中国革命之歌; traditional Chinese: 中國革命之歌; pinyin: zhōngguó gémìng zhī gē), is a 1984 Chinese film directed by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Movie Studio (the August First Film Studio), which depicts the history of China from 1840 (the Opium War) to 1984 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and with a particular focus on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The film is considered the second grand song-and-dance epic of the PRC with the support of the central government, following The East Is Red. It uses The East is Red as its model, but revises the narrative to include the roles of previously omitted revolutionary leaders and with greater emphasis on personal experiences, such as the pathos of the sacrifices made by women and children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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