One Second (Zhang Yimou) (98 views, 9 replies)
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Banned in Berlin: Why China Said No Go to Zhang Yimou
Other reasons are political. Responsibility for the entertainment sector in China shifted last year from the State Council to direct control by the Communist Party’s Propaganda Department. That has meant a tightening of ideological oversight.
Presenting his own potentially inflammatory film depicting rioting, corruption and murder, director Lou Ye revealed that getting “The Shadow Play” approved had taken two years of negotiation with censors. The film plays in Berlin’s Panorama section.
In the past, both Zhang and Lou have been considered by authorities as troublemakers. Zhang, who was sent for re-education during the Cultural Revolution, saw his 1994 epic “To Live” banned in China, despite winning awards in Cannes that year.
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Zhang has an interesting relationship there. It's amazing he hasn't been nixed there cuz of the trouble he causes.
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I guess that's what happens when someone's 'feelings' are more important than capturing history accurately.
Or maybe the movie was pulled in the interest in protecting 'national security' or preserving 'national dignity'. They're all delusional false fronts communist party wants to project.
Are they really thinking, 'No one inside/outside China will know the truth if we pull/ban this movie. Such an awesomely intelligent strategy!'?
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Plot: A movie fan in a remote farmland strikes a relationship with a homeless female vagabond. Set during China’s 1966-76 Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong.
Director: Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero)
Writers: Zhang Yimou, Zou Jingzhi
Cast: Fan Wei, Zhang Yi