ONCE UPON A TIME PROLETARIAN
曾经的无产者
SYNOPSIS
A subjective anatomy of contemporary China in the post Marxist era. With a dark, poetic and existentialist visual mind, the film shows people from different classes living in modern Chinese society.
12 chapters explore facets of Chinese social and political landscape. Stories of yearning, loss and dreams unfold: an old peasant who has lost his land, a millionaire chatting with his mate in a stock exchange office, a young migrant who came to the city to wash cars, a weapon factory worker who wishes Mao was still alive to save the country, a successful hotel owner who praises the government’s liberal economy policies, and young kids whose dream is to become famous western artists…
Lead by metaphoric comical and absurd children stories, each chapter conveys themes of trivial reality, despaired heart, lonesome youth, and uncertain future. This film contemplates a vast and complex society whose citizens are searching for new beliefs and identities after the country’s great revolutionary days, and demonstrates how the individual is conflicting with his time and history.
TECHNICAL INFO
China / UK – 2009, 74mins
HD Colour - 16:9 - Stereo
CREDITS
Writer / Director / Camera : Xiaolu Guo
Produced by Xiaolu Guo & Pamela Casey
Edited by Philippe Ciompi & Arthur de Lipowski
Music : Philippe Ciompi & Matt Scott
Sound design & Mix : Philippe Ciompi
© Xiaolu Guo / Chapter Two Films
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