Dirt (1994 film)

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Dirt
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Official movie poster at the cinema
Traditional Chinese 頭發亂了
Simplified Chinese 头发乱了
Hanyu Pinyin Tóu fā luàn le
Directed by Guan Hu
Written by Guan Hu, Kong Lin
Starring Kong Lin
Geng Le
Zhang Xiaotong
Ding Jiali
Cinematography Yao Xiaofeng
Wu Qiao
Edited byFeng Sihai
Music by Guo Xiaohu
Production
company
Inner Mongolia Film Studio
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Dirt is a Chinese film from 1994 which depicts the nascent rock music scene of Beijing. It is considered an important example of the Sixth Generation movement that emerged in China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. [1]

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While the film's general pessimism about youth is shared by many other Sixth Generation films, a character's choice to have a child rather than an abortion has been seen by some scholars to have played a role in why the film received official permission to screen abroad, in contrast to the similarly themed Beijing Bastards . [1]

Background

Dirt was filmed on a shoestring budget and was funded primarily by lead actress, Kong Lin. [1] Dirt is often compared with another major sixth generation film about the Beijing rock scene, Zhang Yuan's Beijing Bastards . In contrast to that film's underground status, however, Guan Hu paid nearly US$2000 for state studio affiliation, allowing the film to be distributed in China and screened abroad with approval from state regulators. [1]

Plot

The film follows a nurse, Ye Tong (Kong Lin), who also serves as the film's narrator. One day, Ye Tong reunites with some childhood friends, including Peng Wei, a disillusioned and long-haired young man who leads a local rock band. Ye finds herself attracted to Peng Wei's lifestyle, despite the admonitions of her police officer friend, Zheng Weidong. When Zheng is injured by a mutual friend, Ye finds herself increasingly attracted to the strait-laced Zheng, while also finding herself attracted to Peng.

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Dirt" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 142-43. ISBN   0-415-15168-6.