Revolutionary Cycles in Chinese Cinema, 1951-1979

Introduction: Understanding Revolutionary Culture and Cinema 1. From The Life of Wu Xun to the Career of Song Jingshi : Adapting Private Studio Filmmaking Legacy for a Nationalized Cinema, 1951-1957 2. From Revolutionary Canon to Bourgeois White Flag: Blooming Flowers and the Full Moon (1958) in the Maoist Campaigns 3. From "a Hundred Flowers" to a "Poisonous Weed": Dangerous Opportunities for Satirical Comedies, 1955-1958 4. From Revolutionary Romanticism to Petty Bourgeois Fanaticism: The Great Leap Forward and Filmmakers' Stylistic Return to the Past, 1958-1960 5. From Disaster to Laughter: Making Comedies in a Changing Political Landscape, 1959-1963 6. From Conflicting Authorities to Diverse Masses: Early Spring in February (1964) as 'Sugarcoated Poison' Conclusion: From the Ebb of the Revolution to the End of Revolutionary Cinema, 1967-1979