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An 8 page observation that, like elsewhere in the world, women have not always been portrayed in a positive light by Chinese cinema. Depictions of the past have in many ways served to keep women in a subservient role to men, a subservience which has indeed been a very real part of womanhood in China. Fortunately Chinese cinema is slowly moving away from the demeaning depictions of women and toward depictions which have to potential to illuminate the real value of Chinese women to Chinese, and indeed the world, society. Contemporary depictions of women vary tremendously, however, in the accuracy of their detailing the positive role of women in Chinese society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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women have not always been portrayed in a positive light by Chinese cinema. Depictions of the past have in many ways served to keep women in a subservient role
to men, a subservience which has indeed been a very real part of womanhood in China. Fortunately Chinese cinema is slowly moving away from the demeaning depictions of women
and toward depictions which have to potential to illuminate the real value of Chinese women to Chinese, and indeed the world, society. Contemporary depictions of women vary tremendously, however,
in the accuracy of their detailing the positive role of women in Chinese society. Given the forty percent decline experienced by
Chinese cinema during the latter part of the twentieth century, the necessity of revamping the movie industry becomes obvious. Several movies, however, have remained staples. One of the
more interesting Chinese movies is "Daughters of China". It is the account of an actual fight between female Chinese soldiers and the Japanese during the Japanese invasion and occupation
of mainland China in World War II. As the battle unfolded the women found themselves hopelessly surrounding. Rather than give in to the Japanese and be captured, however,
eight of these women chose to drown in the Mulan River. One of the most important attributes of "Daughters of China" is its
close attention to historic detail. Like other productions of the time such as "Far Away Love" and "Women Walk Together", "Daughters of China" relies on extensive inclusion of actual
newsreel documentary footage as insertions in the movie (Magills Survey of Cinema, 1995). Interestingly, this film is considered the first film of the new republic, the first product of
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