Yan Shunkai

Yan Shunkai

Birth : 1937-06-06, Shanghai, China

Death : 2017-10-16

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Yan Shunkai
Yan Shunkai

Movies

夫唱妻和
穆阿满
A Tan nei zhuan
Director
A family split between Taiwan and the mainland.
A Tan nei zhuan
A family split between Taiwan and the mainland.
The New Stories of Du Xiaoxi
Xiaoxi Du
The New Stories of Du Xiaoxi
The True Story of Ah Q
A Qiu
Based on the 1921 novella of the same name by one of China's most well-known modern writers, Lu Xun (Lu Hsun), the True Story of Ah Q is set during the 1911 revolution. Ah Q is a lowly peasant who wants to rise above his class, or at least get out of his grinding poverty. At first he thinks the way to do it is by marrying into a better station in life; later, he joins the revolution as he feels that is the only way he and others like him can transcend poverty. In this film version of Lu Xun's story, the character of Ah Q might benefit from a more rounded humanity to make him appealing to those not familiar with the harsh environment in China before the 1911 revolution.