Source: CCTV.com
11-09-2008 19:07
 |
Background Report:
 |
Intro:
For each generation of artists, there must be a few representatives. They are the torchbearers of the spirit of the times.
Xie Jin is one of such masters who command the respect of at least two generations of Chinese moviegoers. He was noted for strong women protagonists in most of the movies he directed. Viewers were impressed and inspired by the satire and critical tone of his political melodramas in the 1980s.
The most valuable legacy of his movies might be his bravery and insights in examining the humanistic nature of different characters in the movie, and hopefully, in our daily life regardless of ideological lens. This was absolutely incredible in those days when leftist ideology still governed people’s outlook.
Xie Jin, known as the conscience of Chinese filmmakers, died at the age of 85 in October. This edition of DIALOGUE is to pay our tribute to his landmark achievements in the first four decades of the People’s Republic of China.
-- Retrospect: Xie jin's works
 |
-- Xie Jin's family tragedy
 |
