History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin. 比较粗略的介绍,但是不少珍贵的采访段落$看了,1983年就来到上海,采访了上影厂的领导和导演,印象最深的除了风华正茂的谢晋,还有可能是最后一次出现在镜头里的83岁的孙瑜。那个时候,有多少西方的观众会了解中国电影呢?要感谢这位英国老哥长久以来对中国电影的关注和介绍,我最先还是从无数中国文艺片的片尾字幕中看到、熟悉他的名字…