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050		4	_aPN2878.W28 _M498 2013eb
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100	1		_aMeyer, Richard J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWang Renmei _h[electronic resource] : _bthe wildcat of Shanghai / _cRichard J. Meyer.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bProject Muse, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
260			_aHong Kong [China] : _bChinese University Press, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 157 pages) :) _billustrations.
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [143]-153).
505	0		_aList of illustrations -- Foreword / by Peter Lehman -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cast of characters in the life of Wang Renmei -- Land of fish and rice -- The Bright Moon Troupe -- Overnight stardom -- Song of the fishermen and the creation of wildcat -- Exodus from Shanghai -- Chaos in China -- Wang Renmei in the end -- Interview with Qin Yi, July 4, 2009 -- Interview with Dr. Wang Yong, March 26, 2010 -- Interview with Yuhua Dong, June 12, 2011 -- Filmography of Wang Renmei, 1914-1987 -- Sources for Wang Renmei's films -- Bibliography -- About the author.
520			_aWang Renmei was on a fast track to become one of China's leading film stars in the 1930s. Her early films were received with magnificent praise by audiences and critics alike, though she later lamented that she became famous too early and never had a chance to properly study acting. The film Song of the Fishermen in which she sang and played a major role was the first Chinese motion picture to win an International Award in Moscow in 1935. Wang's personal struggles reflected the turbulent period from the end of the Qing dynasty to the rise of Deng Xiaoping. This study explores her artistic achievements amid the prevalent anti-feminist and feudal society in China prior to the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 -- attitudes which contributed to the downturn of Wang's promising career and forced her to accept various bit parts among the more than twenty films in which she appeared. In addition, personal problems as well as the Anti-Rightist Movement and the Cultural Revolution led to her hospitalization for mental illness. Wang's life is emblematic of the experiences of many left-wing and Communist Party members from the Shanghai film community who were viewed with suspicion and enmity by the Yan'an clique headed by Mao and later the Gang of Four. Wang's performances in World War II for the Nationalist troops as well as her work with the US forces in China had a dire effect on her career after 1949. Yet today, her films are being discovered again.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	1	0	_aWang, Renmei, _d1914-1987 _xPolitical and social views.
600	1	0	_aWang, Renmei, _d1914-1987.
650		0	_aMotion picture industry _zChina _zShanghai _xHistory _y20th century.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse, _edistributor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9888139967 _z9789888139965
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789888180950/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34452 _d34452