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One and Eight 
Traditional 一個和八個 Simplified 一个和八个 Mandarin Yīge hé bāge Directed by Zhang Junzhao Written by Wang Ji Cheng
Zhang Ziliang
Guo Xiaochuan (poem)Starring Tao Zeru
Chen Daoming
Lu XiaoyanCinematography Zhang Yimou
Xiao FengStudio Guangxi Film Studio Running time 90 min. Country China Language Chinese (Mandarin) One and Eight is a landmark Chinese film from 1983. The film tells the story of eight criminals and a deserting Chinese officer in the communist Eighth Route Army caught in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Zhang Junzhao, One and Eight also features cinematography by the soon-to-be-acclaimed Zhang Yimou and stars Chen Daoming. It is based on an epic poem by Guo Xiaochuan.
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Significance
One and Eight constituted an early collaboration between the graduates of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy (notably classmates Zhang Junzhao and Zhang Yimou).[1] As such it is often considered one of the first films to move towards the more artistic and experimental mentality that is the hallmark Chinese cinema of the 1980s.[2][3]
In particular, the film's focus on humanism and personal conflicts signaled a paradigm shift away from the propagandistic films of the Cultural Revolution.[4][5]
See also
- Yellow Earth (1984) - Chen Kaige's debut film, and another early Fifth Generation film.
Notes
- ^ Both Zhang Yimou and Zhang Junzhao were members of the so-called "Fifth Generation," or the first major group of filmmakers to graduate after the end of the Cultural Revolution
- ^ Yvonne Ng (2002-11-19). "The Irresistible Rise of Asian Cinema-Tian Zhuangzhuang: A Director of the 21st Century". Kinema. Archived from the original on 2007-04-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070416073506/http://kinema.uwaterloo.ca/ghy-941.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Li Xiao (2004-01-17). "Film Industry in China". China.org.cn. http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/84966.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ "A Brief History of Chinese Film". The University of Edinburgh-Cinema China '07. http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/cinema-china/briefhistory.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Zhang Yingjin (2003-10-10). "A Centennial Review of Chinese Cinema". The University of California, San Diego. http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
External links
- One and Eight at the Internet Movie Database
- One and Eight at AllRovi
- One and Eight at the Chinese Movie Database
Cinema of China 
Categories:- Chinese films
- 1983 films
- Mandarin-language films
- Second Sino-Japanese War films
- Chinese film stubs
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