Critical Thinking-Devils on the Door Step
Devils on the Doorstep
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In year 2000[1], famed Chinese director JiangWen finished his second movie, Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了). The movie was mainly about a story that a village of famers took care of a Japanese military officer during Anti-Japanese War, but instead of being appreciated, the whole village got slaughtered by Japanese troops later. This movie altogether won six foreign awards and one nomination including the Jury Prize of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000, the Foreign Cineaste of the Year of Cannes International Film Festival in 2001, the Netpac Award of Hawaii International Film Festival in 2001, the Best Foreign Language Film Prize of Mainichi Film Concours in 2003, the Best Foreign Language Film Director and the Best Supporting Actor of Kinema Junpo Awards in 2003 and the nomination of the Best Film Award of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000. [2]However, it never got a chance to be publicly shown on Chinese cinemas because it failed to meet the Regulations on Administration of Films made by The State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) in the first place, and the director further refused to revise his movie according to the amendments proposed by SARFT.
The State Administration of Radio Film and Television is a subordinate department directly under the State Council of China. [3]It is responsible for eight kinds of duties and they are mainly about establishing all kinds of regulations related to radio, television and film; censoring the quality, especial the theme, of all kinds of programs as well as supervising three state-owned enterprises at the national level such as China Central Television, China National Radio and China Radio International. It is also responsible for censoring any sensible materials that offend the Chinese government or Chinese cultural standards. Of all SARFT’s duties, its power to examine and approve all the programs to be broadcasted in China is the one
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In year 2000[1], famed Chinese director JiangWen finished his second movie, Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了). The movie was mainly about a story that a village of famers took care of a Japanese military officer during Anti-Japanese War, but instead of being appreciated, the whole village got slaughtered by Japanese troops later. This movie altogether won six foreign awards and one nomination including the Jury Prize of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000, the Foreign Cineaste of the Year of Cannes International Film Festival in 2001, the Netpac Award of Hawaii International Film Festival in 2001, the Best Foreign Language Film Prize of Mainichi Film Concours in 2003, the Best Foreign Language Film Director and the Best Supporting Actor of Kinema Junpo Awards in 2003 and the nomination of the Best Film Award of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000. [2]However, it never got a chance to be publicly shown on Chinese cinemas because it failed to meet the Regulations on Administration of Films made by The State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) in the first place, and the director further refused to revise his movie according to the amendments proposed by SARFT.
The State Administration of Radio Film and Television is a subordinate department directly under the State Council of China. [3]It is responsible for eight kinds of duties and they are mainly about establishing all kinds of regulations related to radio, television and film; censoring the quality, especial the theme, of all kinds of programs as well as supervising three state-owned enterprises at the national level such as China Central Television, China National Radio and China Radio International. It is also responsible for censoring any sensible materials that offend the Chinese government or Chinese cultural standards. Of all SARFT’s duties, its power to examine and approve all the programs to be broadcasted in China is the one
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