Yellow Earth
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Yellow Earth is a landmark 1984 Chinese film, directed by Chen Kaige with cinematography by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its striking visual style and influence on the Fifth Generation of Chinese cinema.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yellow Earth canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Huang tudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Best Cinematography at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards ⓘ |
| cinematicStyle |
long static shots
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minimal dialogue ⓘ painterly compositions ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed by international critics ⓘ |
| depicts |
Chinese Communist Party cadre collecting folk songs
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folk traditions of northern China ⓘ |
| director | Chen Kaige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | China Film Distribution and Exhibition Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Fifth Generation cinema ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Hong Kong International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSubtitlesIn |
English
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French ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Cultural Revolution Chinese cinema opening ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese art cinema
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visual style of later Chinese historical dramas ⓘ |
| leadActor | Wang Xueqi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Bai Xue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Fifth Generation of Chinese cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Xiao He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Fifth Generation Chinese filmmakers
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striking visual style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| plotFocus | life of peasants in rural China ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Hong Kong International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Guangxi Film Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Chen Kaige
NERFINISHED
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Zheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| theme |
revolutionary ideals
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rural hardship ⓘ tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| titleLanguage |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
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