Het bezoek aan het Shanghai Film Museum gaat verder.

China, Shanghai, SFMA of het Shanghai Film Museum, Copper head statue of “Three hairs”, donated by Wang Longji.

Wikipedia:

Sanmao (Chinese: 三毛; pinyin: Sānmáo) is a manhua character created by Zhang Leping in 1935. He is one of the world’s longest running cartoon characters and remains a landmark as one of the most famous and beloved fictional characters in China today.

The name Sanmao means “three hairs” in Chinese or “three mao” (a reference to his poverty). While the character has undergone a number of transitions over time, he has always been drawn with the trademark three strands of hair, which implies malnutrition as a result of poverty.

Jincheng Monthly, published by The Lyric Theatre of The Guohua Productions.

Cast photos made by Shanghai Film Studio in the 1950s.

English typewriter used for filming ‘Dr Norman Bethune’.

Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world’s first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure.

Maar de tekst hierboven gaat over een film uit 1990 met Donald Sutherland
als Dr. Norman Bethune en Helen Mirren als Frances Penny Bethune.

Copilot kwam eerst met bovenstaande tekst.
Toen ik aangaf dat ik zoch naar een Chinese film kreeg ik
de volgende informatie:

I see, you are referring to the Chinese movie “白求恩大夫” (Doctor Bethune). This 1964 film is a classic Chinese movie that tells the story of Dr. Norman Bethune, a Canadian physician who became a hero in China for his medical work during the Second Sino-Japanese War1.

The film highlights Dr. Bethune’s dedication and selflessness as he provided medical care to Chinese soldiers and civilians, often under very challenging conditions. His contributions left a lasting legacy in China, and he is remembered as a symbol of international solidarity and humanitarianism.

The cutting table.

Atmosphere sketch for Lord of Shanghai by Shen Lide, instructed by David Brisbin, 2013.

Shooting storyboard for Uproar in Heaven, Wan Laiming, scene no 9, 1964.

Havoc in Heaven, also translated as Uproar in Heaven, is a 1961 Chinese donghua feature film directed by Wan Laiming and produced by all four of the Wan brothers. The film was created at the height of the Chinese animation industry in the 1960s, and received numerous awards, earning the brothers domestic and international recognition. The story is an adaptation of the earlier episodes of the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.

The stylized animation and drums and percussion accompaniment used in this film are heavily influenced by Peking opera traditions.

Background design by Zhang Zhengyu for Uproar in Heaven.

Sanmao, Three hairs. Op de laatste twee foto’s make-up delen die gebruikt zijn door een acteur in een film met Three hairs in de hoofdrol.

Dit borstbeeld van Xie Jin staat in de tuin rond het museum.

Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋; 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 (1997).

Xie was a popular director amongst the older generations of Chinese, with six of his films being voted Best Picture in the Hundred Flowers Awards. He was the only Chinese director to date to be a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as the Directors Guild of America

Een heel onverwacht en erg leuk onderdeel van de vakantie in China.
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