Xie Jin

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Xie Jin

Born November 23, 1923 · Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China

Died October 18, 2008 · aged 84

Xie Jin (Chinese: 謝晉; pinyin: Xiè Jìn; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5, and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War. Xie was a popular director amongst the older generations of Chinese, with six of his …

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Huang BaomeiHuang Baomei · 1958
Huang Baomei
1958
MovieDocumentary
The film introduces the famous national model worker, textile worker Huang Baomei, who is played by the real Huang Baomei herself.
Wreaths at the Foot of the MountainWreaths at the Foot of the Mountain · 1984
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
8.41984
MovieDramaWar
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.
The Opium WarThe Opium War · 1997
The Opium War
6.31997
MovieDramaWar
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
Hibiscus TownHibiscus Town · 1987
Hibiscus Town
8.01987
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.
On The DocksOn The Docks · 1972
On The Docks
5.01972
MovieWarMusic
Adaptation of a lesser known to Western world, yet wildly popular Peking Opera developed during the Cultural Revolution under the leadership of Jiang Qing.
YouthYouth · 1977
Youth
7.01977
Movie
After her senses are surgically restored, a formerly deaf mute teenager enlists in the army and is assigned to communications work. But her inexperience with even such simple tasks as answering a telephone lead her supervisor to conclude she is incompetent, and try to have her reassigned. However, a courageous action by another soldier leads him to reevaluate his judgment.
The HerdsmanThe Herdsman · 1982
The Herdsman
7.61982
MovieDramaRomance
In 1980, Xu Jingshan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman returns to China to find his son, Xu Lingjun, whom he had abandoned over 30 years earlier. Labeled a rightist because of his capitalist father, Lingjun has been forced to live as a humble herdsman on the grasslands. His bitter life has been transformed by a happy marriage to the wise and beautiful Xiuzhi, and more recently by his rehabilitation by the Party. When he goes to Beijing for their reunion, he discovers his father wants him to work for his chemical company in San Francisco. Lingjun tells the story of his life to his father, as he ponders his future.
The Red Detachment of WomenThe Red Detachment of Women · 1961
The Red Detachment of Women
6.61961
MovieWarDrama
Wu Qionghua, a house maid, is abused by a cruel warlord until she joins a troop of women soldiers.

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Penitentiary AngelPenitentiary Angel · 1996
Penitentiary Angel
7.01996
MovieDramaCrime
This is a story about seven female prisoners each with different backgrounds, living within the one prison. At the beginning of the story, a new inmate Ding Qing Er arrives with tears streaming down her face, but told that it's too late to cry. The story continues to slowly reveal the lives of the female prisoners, and each of their struggles to have ended up where they are today. There's the mother who's husband keeps giving false promises of taking her and her child to America; the prostitute who was raped; the lesbian who was given up and betrayed by the Red Army; among others, and there's also Qing Er, who is in jail for theft after stealing costly medicine from the hospital for her dying husband. Through the lead of each other and also the kind hearted guards, they learn to form an unbreakable bond, and a way of dignity.

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