Yellow Earth
After tradition… comes revolution.
After tradition… comes revolution.
Drama, History, Music
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1984
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A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
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Details
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
19 Aug 1984
Country:
CN
Languages:
Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The striking images of Yellow Earth... offer respite from a plot that bears the impress of the cultural arm of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee.
– Walter Goodman,
New York Times,
23 Aug 2010
fresh:
The film broke definitively with Chinese studio tradition and introduced a new sense of ambiguity in the relation between political ideology and praxis.
– Pat Graham,
Chicago Reader,
23 Aug 2010
fresh:
Yellow Earth is the most impressive film from mainland China unveiled so far in the West.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The first 'modern' film to emerge from China, and one of the most thrilling debut features of the '80s.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006