Wo sui si qu [videorecording] = Though I Am Gone Jie Hu

By:

Jie Hu

Contributor(s):

Material type: Film

FilmLanguage: Chinese Summary language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: China dGenerate Films 2007Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 68 min.) sound, color with b&w sequences. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Though I Am Gone

Uniform titles:

Though I Am Gone

LOC classification:

PN1997 .W607 2006

Summary: From case cover: Pioneering filmmaker Hu Jie uncovers the tragic story of a teacher beaten to death by her students during the Cultural Revoution. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, as Mao's Red Guards persecuted suspected Rightists. Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students, becoming one of the first victims of the revolutionary violence that would engulf the entire nation. In Though I Am Gone, Hu draws upon photographs taken by Bian's husband, Wang Jingyao, whose impulse to document his wife's death makes him a spiritual forebear to Hu's fearless work. Hu also incorporates vivid accounts from surviving witnesses and archival footage to depict the deadly madness of the era. Theresultis "a profound moving memorial to the victims of Mao's senseless political violence" (Dan Edwards, Real Time Arts).

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-E: DVD Cabinet E	PN 1997 .W607 2006	Available	Chinese (Mandarin) audio with English subtitles.		000918

From case cover:
Pioneering filmmaker Hu Jie uncovers the tragic story of a teacher beaten to death by her students during the Cultural Revoution. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, as Mao's Red Guards persecuted suspected Rightists. Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students, becoming one of the first victims of the revolutionary violence that would engulf the entire nation.

In Though I Am Gone, Hu draws upon photographs taken by Bian's husband, Wang Jingyao, whose impulse to document his wife's death makes him a spiritual forebear to Hu's fearless work. Hu also incorporates vivid accounts from surviving witnesses and archival footage to depict the deadly madness of the era. Theresultis "a profound moving memorial to the victims of Mao's senseless political violence" (Dan Edwards, Real Time Arts).

DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, stereo, PAL, Region 2, 4:3 fullscreen.

Chinese (Mandarin) audio with English subtitles.

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