Zhang's movie purity
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September 6, 2010, Monday
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CHINESE film director Zhang Yimou's lastest movie, "Under the Hawthorn Tree," which opens on the Chinese mainland on September 16, tells of a romance set during the "cultural revolution (1966-1976)."
The movie's storyline is based on Ai Mi's novel, "Hawthorn Tree Forever," which was first published on the Internet in 2007.
The romance is between a young woman, Jingqiu, whose life has been made difficult since her father was labeled a rightist, and a young man, Laosan, who is a handsome and promising son of a high-ranking military officer.
They fall in love while Jingqiu is undergoing reeducation in a mountain village. Though a relationship from contrasting family backgrounds might cause trouble, they date in secret during the next few years until Jingqiu's mother finds out about their relationship.
Her mother forces Laosan to vow not to see Jingqiu again until her family background improves and she turns 25, for her mother insists that their inappropriate relationship may get her laid off from her hard-earned teaching position, since a woman should not fall in love until the age of 25.
Zhang decided to adapt the novel into a movie after being "deeply touched" by the purity of the story.
"I want to recover the original purity and simplicity of the 1970s and the people at that time, with a slow but compelling narration. I want it to convey a long-lost purity," said Zhang.
The movie's storyline is based on Ai Mi's novel, "Hawthorn Tree Forever," which was first published on the Internet in 2007.
The romance is between a young woman, Jingqiu, whose life has been made difficult since her father was labeled a rightist, and a young man, Laosan, who is a handsome and promising son of a high-ranking military officer.
They fall in love while Jingqiu is undergoing reeducation in a mountain village. Though a relationship from contrasting family backgrounds might cause trouble, they date in secret during the next few years until Jingqiu's mother finds out about their relationship.
Her mother forces Laosan to vow not to see Jingqiu again until her family background improves and she turns 25, for her mother insists that their inappropriate relationship may get her laid off from her hard-earned teaching position, since a woman should not fall in love until the age of 25.
Zhang decided to adapt the novel into a movie after being "deeply touched" by the purity of the story.
"I want to recover the original purity and simplicity of the 1970s and the people at that time, with a slow but compelling narration. I want it to convey a long-lost purity," said Zhang.
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