King of the Children explained

King of the Children
孩子王
Director:Chen Kaige
Starring:Chen Shaohua
Xie Yuan
Cinematography:Gu Changwei
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:China
Language:Mandarin

King of the Children is a 1987 drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Chen Shaohua.[1] The film was based on a novella of the same name by Ah Cheng. The film competed for the Palme D'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

A young man is sent to teach at a rural school in a poverty stricken area of Yunnan province.

Cast

Reception

King of the Children received a highly positive review in Time Out, where a reviewer wrote, “There are echoes here of a film like Padre Padrone, but Chen's film is completely free of flabby humanist sentimentality. [...] By Chinese standards, this is film-making brave to the point of being visionary. By any standards, this follow-up to Yellow Earth and The Big Parade is also something like a masterpiece.”[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: New York Times: King of the Children . https://web.archive.org/web/20090709073534/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132137/King-of-the-Children/overview . dead . 9 July 2009 . 17 August 2008. Vincent . Movies & TV Dept. . . . Vincent Canby . 2009 . Canby.
  2. Web site: Festival de Cannes: King of the Children . 26 July 2009. festival-cannes.com.
  3. Web site: King of the Children, directed by Chen Kaige Film review. Time Out London. en. 3 July 2019.