Cinema
Children of Troubled Times
風雲兒女
Xu Xingzhi · 1935
Synopsis
In the wake of the Mukden Incident and the Japanese invasion of the Northeast, a young poet, Xin, leaves Shanghai with his friend Liang. Liang joins the resistance against the invader. Xin settles in Qingdao and becomes attached to an elegant, westernised widow, while his friend fights.
Context
The film was released on 24 May 1935, produced by Diantong, a company that the Communist Party secretly directed according to Sixth Tone. Tian Han wrote its story and the lyrics of the song, then was arrested by the nationalists, on 20 February 1935 according to Sixth Tone, shortly after the release; Xia Yan is also cited among the screenwriters. Nie Er composed the music, and Gu Menghe and Yuan Muzhi sang the song, which was issued on record by Pathé. On 1 October 1949, it was played in Tiananmen Square at the proclamation of the People's Republic.
Who it is for
A sound film an hour and a half long, with Yuan Muzhi and Wang Renmei; no French release is established.
Prizes and reception
Its song became in 1949 the provisional national anthem of China, a status enshrined in the Constitution in 2004.
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