Song of the Fishermen (1934)

56m
Running Time

April 6, 1934
Release Date

Song of the Fishermen (1934)

56m
Running Time

April 6, 1934
Release Date

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Plot.

The story is about a fisherman's family living near to Shanghai. In the beginning, twin babies are born, a boy and a girl. Their growing-up is briefly sketched, and their friendship with "young master", a boy from rich family about their age.

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Release Date
April 6, 1934

Original Name
渔光曲

Status
Released

Running Time
56m

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Song of the Fishermen (Chinese: 渔光曲; pinyin: Yú guāng qǔ) is an early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng in 1934, and produced by the Lianhua Film Company.

A successful film, Song of the Fishermen played for 84 straight days in Shanghai. In 1935, the Song of Fishermen with a Chinese film delegation participated Moscow International Film Festival in the Soviet Union and won an honorable mention award. It was the first Chinese film to win a prize in

an international film festival (Moscow Film Festival in 1935). In addition, for the director of the film, Cai Chusheng, who born in January 12, 1906 and was one of the foremost progressive Chinese directors of the time, Song of the Fishermen, is one of his most critically acclaimed films, allowed him to become the first Chinese director to win an international award during the Moscow International Film Festival in 1935.

The film, like many of the period, details the struggle of the poorer classes, in this case a family of fishermen who are forced to sing on the streets in order to survive. The story was made possible by the fact that Cai Chusheng, who also worked as a screenwriter of this film, ever since he had begun developing his skill for playwriting, had been involved in the social rights movements of his time, like his involvement in the workers' union in China at the age of just 19. Subsequently, as we see in the Song of the Fishermen as well, many of the films part of his larger body of work frequently delve into societal issues present in China during the early 20th Century, namely New Women (1935) and Dawn over the Metropolis (1933).

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