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Bloody Morning

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  • Drama
  • Crime

Overview

Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 5, 1992
Original language
Chinese
Spoken languages
Chinese
Countries
China
Director
Li Shaohong
Cinematography
Zeng Nianping
Music
Ling Wu
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Bloody Morning (1992) | Kinocult