The Red Detachment of Women (1970)
1970 · Feature film · 53 min · dir. Wenzhan Pan
- Drama
- War
Synopsis
A filmed 1970 performance of the China Central Ballet Troupe. Adapted from the film of the same title, The Red Detachment of Women was first staged in Beijing in 1964 and was one of the Eight Model Operas which dominated the national stage during the Cultural Revolution.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Wenzhan Pan
- Writer
- Xin Liang
- Cinematography
- Li Wenhua
- Studio
- Beijing Film Studio
- Released
- 1971-09-16
- Original title
- 红色娘子军
- Running time
- 53 minutes
Cast & crew
Wenzhan Pan Director
Liu Qingtang
Xue Jinghua
Song Chen
Li Xinying
Li Chengxiang- Wan Qiwu
Sha Chu- Sing Siang Lo
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Movies From the Years of the Chinese Cultural Revolution · Eva Vikstrom · 2007-01-30
There are two exciting and horrifying movies from the years of the Chinese cultural revolution on this site. "The Red Detachment of Women" is a political ballet, where women are liberated by joining the People's Liberation Army. Weak women become strong women in military uniforms, but the cherry trees still bloom in the background. You could see the same scenery in posters produced by artist collectives and distributed all over the world. "Breaking with old ideas" is a piece of politized chinese opera, sayting that higher agricultural education should follow a brochure on education by…
