Portrait of a Fanatic

Overview

In 1949 when the Communist regime was established in China, the world-famed painter Ling Chen-kuang, believing his conviction for a new-born society had come true on his motherland, returned anxiously from the U.S., whither he had fled apprehension by lawmen when cracking down on rebellious activities he had actively engaged in out of cynicism and hostility – the feelings evolved from constant haunting by the memories of his childhood miserableness – to the then existing institutions in China. Alas, to his disillusion, the land he had so deeply loved, the society of which he had expected so much, should have turned out to be the hell on earth. Why? The enigma kept obsessing and puzzling him even to his dying moment.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 22, 1982

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Taiwan

Cast

魏苏,Wang Shu-juan,Hsueh Han,Gua Ah-leh,George Wang,Chung Fei Hsu,Chin Yung-Hsiang,Su-Yun Ko,Mu Szu-Cheng,Chen Hui-Louand 3 more

Director

Wang Tung

Writer

Hsiao Yeh,Wu Nien-jen

Cinematography

Lin Hung-chung

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1538494