Song of China
Song of China (Chinese: 天倫; pinyin: Tiān lún) also known as Filial Piety is a 1935 Chinese film directed by Fei Mu and Luo Mingyou for the Lianhua Film Company.
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| Directed by | Fei Mu Luo Mingyou |
| Written by | Zhong Shigen |
| Produced by | Luo Mingyou |
| Starring | Zheng Junli Chen Yen-yen Lim Cho Cho Zhang Yi Lai Cheuk-Cheuk |
| Cinematography | Wang Shaofen |
| Music by | Wei Zhongle |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
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.[1]
Song of China is one of the few Chinese films made in the 1930s to be screened in the United States.[1] The film is available with English translation on YouTube.[2]
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.
References
- "Song of China, aka Filial Piety (Tianlun)". UCSD Chinese Cinema Web-based learning center. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- Song of China (Tianlun, 1935), in the Directory of Early Chinese Films: https://chinesefilmclassics.org/song-of-china-1935/
External links
- Song of China (1935): full film with English subtitles, and links to related materials, on scholarly website chinesefilmclassics.org
- Song of China at IMDb
- Song of China at AllMovie
- Song of China at the UCSD Chinese Cinema Web-based learning center