Chunmiao Explained

Chunmiao is a 1975 Chinese film directed by Xie Jin, Yan Bili and Liang Tingduo, starring Li Xiuming as the titular village girl who became a barefoot doctor through political struggle. Like all films released in the Cultural Revolution, it is a propaganda film, in this case promoting the Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius movement.

The ultra-leftist political message aside, the film is considered well-made artistically. It was shot in the countryside near Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It was Xie Jin's only film during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).

Cast

• Li Xiuming as Chunmiao
• Feng Qi as Qian Jiren
• Da Shichang as Fang Ming
• Liu Zinong as Li Aqiang
• Gao Baocheng Uncle Shuichang
• Li Lingjun as Auntie Ah Fang
• Bai Mu as Du Wenjie
• Zhang Yu as Lianlian

References

• Book: Marion, Donald J.. The Chinese Filmography: The 2444 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People's Republic of China from 1949 through 1995. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1997. 0-7864-0305-5.
• Book: Pang, Laikwan. The Art of Cloning: Creative Production During China's Cultural Revolution. 978-1-78478-520-8. 2017. Verso Books.

Further reading

• Chunmiao, scenes 28－30, translated by Paul Clark. Renditions, Spring 2009.