Sixth Generation of Chinese cinema
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The Sixth Generation of Chinese cinema is a wave of filmmakers emerging in the 1990s known for their gritty realism, low-budget independent productions, and focus on contemporary urban life and social issues in post-reform China.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese New Wave cinema | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese film movement
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film movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sixth Generation directors
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Urban Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipRelation |
often produced without official approval
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subject to state censorship ⓘ |
| contrastAspect |
focus on contemporary urban issues rather than historical epics
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more individualistic and underground production ⓘ smaller budgets than Fifth Generation ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Fifth Generation of Chinese cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distributionPattern |
international film festivals
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limited domestic release ⓘ |
| emergencePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-Tiananmen era
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post-reform China ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Chinese independent cinema
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international perception of contemporary China through film ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Gu Changwei
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He Jianjun NERFINISHED ⓘ Jia Zhangke NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Fendou NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Ye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lu Xuechang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Quan'an NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Xiaoshuai NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beijing Bastards
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Beijing Bicycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Blind Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzhou River NERFINISHED ⓘ The Orphan of Anyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiao Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fifth Generation of Chinese cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMode |
independent filmmaking
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low-budget production ⓘ |
| typicalStyle |
gritty realism
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handheld camera work ⓘ low-budget independent production ⓘ naturalistic acting ⓘ on-location shooting ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
alienation in post-reform China
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contemporary urban life ⓘ crime and underground economies ⓘ marginalized social groups ⓘ migration and urbanization ⓘ youth disillusionment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinese New Wave cinema
subject surface form:
Platform