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Song of China
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Wikipedia article
'Song of China' also known as 'Filial Piety' is a 1935 Chinese film directed by Fei Mu and Luo Mingyou for the Lianhua Film Company.
Unlike earlier Lianhua films that railed against traditional society, 'Song of China' is representative of the New Life Movement of Chiang Kai-shek, which celebrates traditional Confucian values.
'Song of China' is one of the few Chinese films made in the 1930s to be screened in the United States. The film is available with English translation on YouTube.'Song of China' ('Tianlun', 1935), in the Directory of Early Chinese Films: https://chinesefilmclassics.org/song-of-china-1935/
Cast
*Zheng Junli
*Chen Yen-yen
*Lim Cho Cho
*Zhang Yi
*Lai Cheuk-Cheuk
Plot
A young man (Zheng Junli) returns home to see his elderly father before the latter dies. The father tells his son to extend the love he feels for his family to the greater good. The young man tries to teach the same principles to his children, who instead run off to the city to enjoy the city.
The man, however, moves to the countryside to build an orphanage. When his children eventually return, he gives them the same advice his father had given him.
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