HUANG Shuqin: WOMAN DEMON HUMAN [[OmeU]
China, 1987, directed by Huang Shuqin with Pei Yanling, Li Baotian, Xu Shouli, 105 min. DCP, 2K restored version. Original Chinese version with Chinese and English subtitles.
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Since childhood, Qiuyun has lived for Chinese opera. On stage, she becomes famous for her portrayal of Zhong Kui, a legendary demon conqueror in Chinese tradition, while outside the theatre she wrestles with family expectations, relationships and social role models.
Huang Shuqin combines opera performance, memory and the psychological inner world to create a multi-layered portrait of female artists about gender, identity and self-determination. WOMAN DEMON HUMAN is widely regarded as the first feminist film in Chinese film history and a key work of Huang Shuqin.
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Qiuyun has devoted her life to Chinese opera since childhood. On stage, she becomes renowned for her portrayal of Zhong Kui, a legendary demon vanquisher in Chinese folklore, while outside the theatre she struggles with family expectations, relationships and the gender roles imposed upon her.
Huang Shuqin brings together operatic performance, memory and psychological interiority in a complex portrait of a female artist exploring gender, identity and self-determination. WOMAN DEMON HUMAN is widely regarded as the first feminist film in Chinese cinema and a key work in Huang Shuqin's career.
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Since childhood, Qiuyun has lived for Chinese opera. On stage, she becomes famous for her portrayal of Zhong Kui, a legendary demon conqueror in Chinese tradition, while outside the theatre she wrestles with family expectations, relationships and social role models.
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