Bai mao nü /

白毛女

In this story taking place in a remote village of South China during the 1930s, Yang Bailao, a poor peasant, has a daughter, Xi'er, who falls in love with a young peasant. But Huang Shiren, a local landlord, attracted by the beauty of Xi'er, tries to force Yang Bailao to give him his daugh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Changchun dian ying zhi pian chang, Guangzhou qiao jia ren wen hua chuan bo you xian gong si
Other Authors:	Wang, Bin, 1912-1960 (Director), Shui, Hua, 1916-1995 (Director), Runshen, Yang, Tian, Hua, 1928- (Actor), Chen, Qiang, 1918-2012 (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese
Language Notes:	In Mandarin with simplified Chinese or English subtitles.
Series:	Zhongguo jing dian dian ying. Han yu (Series)
Subjects:	Rural poor > China > Drama. Landlords > China > Drama. Rape > China > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Feature films.

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Summary:	In this story taking place in a remote village of South China during the 1930s, Yang Bailao, a poor peasant, has a daughter, Xi'er, who falls in love with a young peasant. But Huang Shiren, a local landlord, attracted by the beauty of Xi'er, tries to force Yang Bailao to give him his daughter in order to settle a debt. The father refuses and is forced to commit suicide, after which his daughter is raped by the landlord. She escapes into a deep forest, where her hair quickly turns grey. Only after liberation can she revenge her father and have a new life.
Item Description:	Based on the opera by He Jingzhi and Ding Yi. Originally produced as a motion picture, 1950. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R, may not play on all DVD players.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Wu Weiyun ; music, Qu Wei, Zhang Lu, Ma Ke.