Are Chinese Movies in Chinese? [MR SIX and 24 CITY]

Описание: In this episode we have a look at the language used in Chinese film, specifically at the importance dialect can have in film. We also explore how film with dialect can teach us about the role language has in Chinese society.

We could have gone so much deeper on this subject and really picked apart the political importance and history of dialect and languages in China but unfortunately 10 minutes is just not enough time to dig into this subject properly.

Below are some of the links used in the research of this video and also a couple of films to check out that I particularly paid attention to in this video:

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/100319...
https://movie.douban.com/review/1938732/
https://yule.sohu.com/20070402/n24912...
Dialects into Films----The Element of “Dialect” in Chinese Films
Yao, Shun, "Dialects into Films----The Element of “Dialect” in Chinese Films" (2013). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 1165. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses...
http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/1016/c900...
https://www.zhihu.com/question/371942377
http://media.people.com.cn/n1/2019/11...
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/96...

Zhang Yimou - The Story of Qiu Ju

Jiang Wen - Let the Bullets Fly

Anything by Jia Zhangke which often features the Fenyang dialect from Shanxi Province.

Huang Ji - The Foolish Bird

Jie Liu - Baby

Ning Hao - Crazy Stone

Diao Yinan - Wild Goose Lake

Bi Gan - Long Days Journey Into Night

Bi Gan - Kaili Blues

Guan Hu - Mr Six

Jia Zhangke - 24 City