Daybreak
Directed by SUN Yu
With LI Lili
China, 1933, 96 minutes
Silent, B/W, 35mm.
When: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 6:30 pm
Where Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), NYC
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Ling Ling (Li Lili) leaves her war-ravaged rural fishing village for a
better life in Shanghai. She soon confronts the dark side of life in
this metropolis marked by poverty and material decadence. After being
raped by her factory boss, Ling Ling seeks help from a stranger who
sells her to a brothel. Now a prostitute, Ling Ling has not forgotten
her roots and provides for those who are even less fortunate. She is
able to find her ultimate redemption as a revolutionary martyr. Director
Sun Yu, a member of the progressive left of his time, masterfully
juxtaposes the punishing reality of Shanghai with idyllic images of Ling
Ling's rural past. The film looks longingly at lost traditional values
and offers hope for a renewed society
This screening of Daybreak is part of the film series Goddess: Chinese Women on Screen which runs through December 8, 2012.
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