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The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios
directed by Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005 and Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 57 mins
At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity...
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directed by Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005 and Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 57 mins
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At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity was comparable to the work of the Disney Studio, but reflected a more delicate sensibility. The studio chief, Wang Laiming, had begun w...
At the end of the 1950’s, the Shanghai Art Studios were among the most important in the world. They employed 500 workers and were acclaimed all over China. In "The Lost Magic of the Shanghai Art Studios," numerous beautiful film extracts, paintings and drawings illustrate that the Shanghai Studio’s creativity was comparable to the work of the Disney Studio, but reflected a more delicate sensibility. The studio chief, Wang Laiming, had begun working on a full-length animation, "The Monkey King," which was to become the masterpiece of Asian animation. A labor of love, it was finally completed after ten years, in 1965. But that was at the dawn of the Cultural Revolution. Wang Laiming and the film's director, Te We?, were arrested by the Red Guards, along with many other designers, and imprisoned.The studio fell silent for ten years, its films forgotten. Only a few propaganda films hailing President Mao were produced. In the mid-1980’s, the studio attempted to bring itself back to life and regain its former glory but the whole animation business had changed. Much of the work is now handled by computers and the business has had to adapt to the size needed for the television screen. In the film, many of Wang Laiming’s collaborators and Te Wei, now 88 years old, recall the golden age of the studio as well as the hard times they experienced during the Cultural Revolution. This film is a testimony to the former glory of the studio's achievement. A unique, important film for students of Chinese culture, film studies and animation. College Adult
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, fl. 2005, Julien Gaurichon, fl. 2005-2017
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Visual art, Politics, Fijian people, Art & Architecture
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Yellow Ox Mountain
directed by Miao Wang, 1977-; produced by Miao Wang, 1977-, Three Waters Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 35 mins
China is a country where dissenting voices have been systematically purged and propaganda efficiently woven into every aspect of life. Art has often served as a political tool, particularly during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) following Mao’s direct orders. This politically turbulent atmosphere drove many...
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directed by Miao Wang, 1977-; produced by Miao Wang, 1977-, Three Waters Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 35 mins
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China is a country where dissenting voices have been systematically purged and propaganda efficiently woven into every aspect of life. Art has often served as a political tool, particularly during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) following Mao’s direct orders. This politically turbulent atmosphere drove many contemporary Chinese artists to emigrate to New York City. Yellow Ox Mountain is a documentary that portrays the artistic endeavors and...
China is a country where dissenting voices have been systematically purged and propaganda efficiently woven into every aspect of life. Art has often served as a political tool, particularly during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) following Mao’s direct orders. This politically turbulent atmosphere drove many contemporary Chinese artists to emigrate to New York City. Yellow Ox Mountain is a documentary that portrays the artistic endeavors and the personal journeys of two such artists, Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943) and Zhang Jian-Jun (b. 1955), who are part of the Chinese contemporary art community of New York. They were determined to escape from the artistic leash imposed by Chinese cultural control. Each expresses through his art his different experience of the Cultural Revolution, as well as his own personal background. Yet there is a shared sense of constant cultural negotiation as they concurrently look back to their traditions and forward to the multifaceted creative influence of New York. College Adult
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Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
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Miao Wang, 1977-, Three Waters Productions
Author / Creator
Miao Wang, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Fine arts, Art & Architecture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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