渔光曲

渔光曲 (1934)

The story is about a fisherman's family living near to Shanghai. In the beginning, twin babies are born, a boy and a girl. Their growing-up is briefly sketched, and their friendship with "young master", a boy from rich family about their age.

Fecha de estreno
1934-04-06
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (9)
Duración
56 min
Géneros
Drama
Director
Chusheng Cai

Reparto

Curiosidades

Song of the Fishermen is an early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng in 1934, and produced by the Lianhua Film Company.

Background

The left-wing film movement began in 1931. In 1932, left-wing figures started entering the film industry as script consultants. The movement reached its peak in 1933, with a number of works emerging, including Raging Waves, Dawn, and City Nights. In November of that year, the Yihua Film Company was vandalized by a gang of agents calling themselves the "Chinese Film Circle Society for Eliminating Communists," dealing a heavy blow to the movement.

Between September 19 and 24, 1933, dozens of filmmakers, led by director Cai Chusheng, and his fellow workers were in the area of Shipu, Ningbo, Zhejiang, shooting Song of the Fishermen. To help Wang Renmei understand the character of Xiaomao, Cai Chusheng personally led the crew to Shipu, where he had her listen to the tragic lives of local fishermen, taste the sea breeze, experience the hardship of rowing, and witness the suffering of the poor.…

During this period, the Chinese film industry was in transition from silent to sound films. Shanghai, as the center of Chinese cinema, was home to several private film companies, including the Lianhua Film Company and the Mingxing Film Company. Song of the Fishermen was produced by Lianhua.

Despite the many difficulties during production—including typhoon weather in Shanghai, rough sea conditions, and illness caused by the unfamiliar local climate—Cai Chusheng remained enthusiastic and committed to the project. In a letter to Lu Hanzhang, he described the hardships faced by the cast and crew over five days of location shooting, while also expressing his continued passion and resolve.

During breaks from filming, Wang Renmei was often seen reading, committed to keeping up her studies. Her discipline impressed observers, who described her not just as a lively “wild child,” but also as someone with intellectual and artistic ambition.

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