3. Accounts of Early Chinese Cinema II: Shadow Play in Context/Week 5★Nov 2nd Lecture & Discussion

Laborer's Love/劳工之爱情, 1922

Required Readings

Fan, Victor. “From the Shadow Play to Electric Shadows”, Electric Shadows: A Century of Chinese Cinema, eds. James Bell, BFI, 2014, p8-15 [CLICK HERE]

Zhang, Yingjin. “Cinema and National Traditions 1896-1926”, Chinese National Cinema, p22-57 [CLICK HERE]

Reference Reading

Zhang, Zhen. Amorous History of the Silver Screen, 89-117 [click HERE]

NOTE: this one is a bit challenging, but may be useful for your review of Laborer's Love.