The Blue Kite

The Blue Kite simplified Chinese traditional Chinese pinyin Ln fngzheng is a 1993 drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Though banned by the Chinese government upon its completion along with a tenyear ban on filmmaking imposed on Tian, the film soon found a receptive international audience. Along with Zhang Yimous To Live and Chen Kaiges Farewell My Concubine, The Blue Kite serves as one of the quintessential examples of Chinas Fifth Generation filmmaking, and in particular reveals the impact the various political movements, including AntiRightist Movement and Cultural Revolution, had upon directors who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s.

The story is told from the perspective of a young boy , Tietou, literally meaning iron head growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in Beijing. Three episodes Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution show the family members evolving, e.g. from the real father, the loving patriarch, to the protective but unemotional stepfather.The first episode, entitled Father, begins with a wedding between Lin Shaolong and Chen Shujuan in the early 1950s, shortly after the Communist victory. The wedding draws the whole neighborhood, a happy moment that will soon serve as a stark contrast with the years to come. The house and courtyard are shown in a warm bright light as children play happily together. ........

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