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    • Module 1: Laborer’s Love (1922)
    • Module 2: Sports Queen (1934)
    • Module 3: Goddess (1934)
    • Module 4: The Great Road (1934)
    • Module 5: New Women (1935)
    • Module 6: Song at Midnight (1937)
    • Module 7: Street Angels (1937)
    • Module 8: Long Live the Missus! (1947)
    • Module 9: Spring River Flows East (1947)
    • Module 10: Spring in a Small Town (1948)
    • Module 11: Crows and Sparrows (1949)
    • Module 12: Course Wrap-Up
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The Unfinished Comedy

The Unfinished Comedy 1957

The Unfinished Comedy 沒有完成的喜劇 (1957)

When two star comedians start making films in New China, will they produce “flowers of comedy” or just “weeds”…especially when they meet the censor, Comrade Bludgeon?

Hua Mu Lan 1939

Hua Mu Lan 木蘭從軍 (1939)

A young woman takes her father’s place in the army and protects the Tang empire from invaders in this wartime adaptation of the Mulan legend.

The Great Road 1934 still

The Great Road 大路 (1934)

In this genre-bending romp, a band of road workers, aided by two women, build a great road to help China fight off invaders.

Song of the Fishermen (1934)

Song of the Fishermen 漁光曲 (1934)

Sister and brother struggle to survive as fishermen in northern China, in this musical melodrama. A box office smash.

Sports Queen 1934 production still track

Sports Queen 體育皇后 (1934)

A country girl joins a women’s sports academy in Shanghai and becomes a national track star. Will she learn the true athletic spirit?

Playthings 1933

Playthings 小玩意 (1933)

Artisan toymakers struggling to survive amidst war and competition from big business.

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