China screen : the last house standing / Shanghai Television presents, directed by Gan Chao and Liang Zi ; produced by Wang Xiaolong.
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Title from container. Originally produced in 2004. Photography, Yue-Qing Yang, Du-Yan Li, Jing[-]Yang ; editor, Paul Lievesley ; music, Jin Zhang. Narration, Zhao Lei ; translator, Phillip Wang. In Chinese with English translation subtitles.
Title
China screen : the last house standing / Shanghai Television presents, directed by Gan Chao and Liang Zi ; produced by Wang Xiaolong.
Artist
Gan, Chao, director.
Subjects
Language
Chinese, English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
"The old mansion bears witness to the decadence of 1930's Shanghai, its liberation after the civil war, and the storms of the Cultural Revolution, to the vast changes occurring in modern day Shanghai. The house is no longer a mere inanimate object, but a living blend of history, family, and emotions that has dumped its burden on Mr. Jiang to bear alone in a cycle that has lasted sixty years. The reporter vaguely senses that Mr. Jiang's emotional cyclone stems from the house. He is unmarried because he detests his family; he has no friends because he venerates suspicion; he cannot change his custom of western dinning, and writing English letters because he longs for the bygone days. Yet, what does all this have to do with the mansion? This time she daringly plunges into the inner recesses of the old man."--from back of container.