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1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) (90 movies items)" Notes: It is considered as a classic of Chinese cinema from the 30’s and it is also a fine example of left-wing film. Indeed, it did appreciate that the Communist message delivered here was at least more subtle than what we got from the Soviet propaganda movies of the same time period. Eventually, they focused on the slums of Shanghai with great details and they certainly didn’t sugarcoat their living conditions. I also did appreciate the fact that they didn’t depict the characters as be"
1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)" Notes: It is considered as a classic of Chinese cinema from the 30’s and it is also a fine example of left-wing film. Indeed, it did appreciate that the Communist message delivered here was at least more subtle than what we got from the Soviet propaganda movies of the same time period. Eventually, they focused on the slums of Shanghai with great details and they certainly didn’t sugarcoat their living conditions. I also did appreciate the fact that they didn’t depict the characters as be"
“To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since it was included in the ‘They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ list, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, it is a rather obscure movie and not even a thousand of people has rated it on IMDb but it is actually considered as a classic of Chinese cinema from the 30’s. It is also a fine example of left-wing film and it did appreciate that the Communist message delivered here was at least more subtle than what we got from the Soviet propaganda movies of the same time period. Indeed, they focused on the slums of Shanghai with great details and they certainly didn’t sugarcoat their living conditions. I also did appreciate the fact that they didn’t depict the characters as being perfect, in fact, they a” read more
“(YT) Chines suprise. The melange of melodrama and comedy is charming, even with sad songs, and joyfull, playfull moments with the bunch of losers the heroine befriend. But the whore sister, always dressed in black, has the ominous fate of melodrama...” read more
