Dirt (1994 film)

Dirt

Official movie poster at the cinema
Traditional 頭發亂了
Simplified 头发乱了
Mandarin Tóu fā luàn le
Directed by Guan Hu
Written by Guan Hu, Kong Lin
Starring Kong Lin
Geng Le
Zhang Xiaotong
Ding Jiali
Music by Guo Xiaohu
Cinematography Yao Xiaofeng
Wu Qiao
Edited by Feng Sihai
Production
company
Inner Mongolia Film Studio
Release dates
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
124 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

Dirt is a Chinese film from 1994 which depicts the nascent rock music scene of Beijing. It is considered an important example of the Sixth Generation movement that emerged in China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.[1]

While the film's general pessimism about youth is shared by many other Sixth Generation films, a character's choice to have a child rather than an abortion has been seen by some scholars to have played a role in why the film received official permission to screen abroad, in contrast to the similarly themed Beijing Bastards.[1]

Background

Dirt was filmed on a shoestring budget and was funded primarily by lead actress, Kong Lin.[1] Dirt is often compared with another major sixth generation film about the Beijing rock scene, Zhang Yuan's Beijing Bastards. In contrast to that film's underground status, however, Guan Hu paid nearly US$2000 for state studio affiliation, allowing the film to be distributed in China and screened abroad with approval from state regulators.[1]

Plot

The film follows a nurse, Ye Tong (Kong Lin), who also serves as the film's narrator. One day, Ye Tong reunites with some childhood friends, including Peng Wei, a disillusioned and long-haired young man who leads a local rock band. Ye finds herself attracted to Peng Wei's lifestyle, despite the admonitions of her police officer friend, Zheng Weidong. When Zheng is injured by a mutual friend, Ye finds herself increasingly attracted to the strait-laced Zheng, while also finding herself attracted to Peng.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Dirt" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 142-43. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.

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