Da lu /

大路

Dalu: "Six friends decide to 'head north' and become involved in the construction of a highway crucial for the Chinese Army. A hymn to the solidarity necessary for China to move ahead (and defeat the enemy), [the film] shows its young protagonists only discovering who they are when th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Lian hua ying ye gong si, Cinema Epoch (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sun, Yu, 1900-1990, Jin, Yan, 1910-1983, Zheng, Junli, 1910-1969, Han, Langen, 1909-1982, Chen, Yanyan, 1916-1999, Li, Lili, 1915-2005, Zhang, Yi, 1909-1983, Major, Wade
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese English
Language Notes:	Silent, with English intertitles.
Published:	[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Cinema Epoch, [2007]
Edition:	Standard format.
Series:	Zhongguo jing dian dian ying hui gu.
Subjects:	Road construction workers > China > Drama. Women athletes > China > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. China > History > 1928-1937 > Drama. Motion pictures, Chinese. Foreign films. Silent films. Feature films. Fiction films. Drama. History.

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Summary:	Dalu: "Six friends decide to 'head north' and become involved in the construction of a highway crucial for the Chinese Army. A hymn to the solidarity necessary for China to move ahead (and defeat the enemy), [the film] shows its young protagonists only discovering who they are when the become part of collective action"--Container. Ti yu huang hou: "An athletic village girl comes to Shanghai, where she discovers the true nature of competition and love"--Container.
Item Description:	Originally released as 2 motion pictures in 1934. Special feature: essays on both films by critic Wade Major (3 pages each). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (188 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Da lu: cinematography, Qiu, Yiwei ; composer, Nie Er. Ti yu huang hou: cinematography, Qiu, Yiwei.