Shadow Life (2011)
Shadow Life, evokes folklore and communist festivals. The vignettes are performed by shadow puppets; the form of the hand is a synecdoche for the manual labor of workers and peasants, while the silhouette medium allows quick metamorphoses of a grandstanding dictator to a barking dog, a swaying tree to a crane transforming the landscape. A remake of a 2000 Russian pop hit serves as the sound track to the third part, Transmigration—a farcical rejoinder to Mao’s cover of Marxism-Leninism.
Director: Cao Fei
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Country: China
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shadow Life about?
- Shadow Life, evokes folklore and communist festivals. The vignettes are performed by shadow puppets; the form of the hand is a synecdoche for the manual labor of workers and peasants, while the silhouette medium allows quick metamorphoses of a grandstanding dictator to a barking dog, a swaying tree to a crane transforming the landscape. A remake of a 2000 Russian pop hit serves as the sound track to the third part, Transmigration—a farcical rejoinder to Mao’s cover of Marxism-Leninism.
- Who directed Shadow Life?
- Shadow Life was directed by Cao Fei.
- How long is Shadow Life?
- Shadow Life has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
- What genre is Shadow Life?
- Shadow Life is a Animation film.
- Where was Shadow Life produced?
- Shadow Life was produced in China.