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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instanceOf Chinese film
drama film
film
alternateTitle Huang tudi NERFINISHED
award Best Cinematography at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards
cinematicStyle long static shots
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
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
French
Japanese
historicalContext post-Cultural Revolution Chinese cinema opening
influenced Chinese art cinema
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
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
Zheng Yi NERFINISHED
settingLocation Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 1930s
theme revolutionary ideals
rural hardship
tradition and modernity
titleLanguage Chinese
English

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Zhang Yimou cinematographyBy Yellow Earth