New film chronicles Long March years
(cctv.com)
Updated: 2004-04-08 15:58 This year is the 17th
anniversary of the Chinese Red Army's Long March. To commemorate the occasion, a
new film titled "The Stirring Years" is being released.
The main character of "The Stirring Years" is an old bronze matchbox. The
real matchbox was witness to a tumultuous era of Chinese history, and the film's
story is inspired by it.
After coming into possession of the matchbox by chance, the screenwriter of
the film, Bai Jianguo, decided to bring the true story to the big screen.
Bai Jianguo, screenwriter, said, "In 1975, I joined the Army and went to the
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and I came across an elderly woman. She pulled out some
old clothes from a suitcase and showed me a bronze matchbox taken from one of
the pockets. Then she told me a story which moved me, and inspired me to write
the film."
The matchbox in the film is the same one the old woman showed the
screenwriter over 25 years ago. The producers believe "The Stirring Years" will
give audiences a greater understanding of the era. The movie was filmed in
Ruijin City, of Southern China's Jiangxi Province, also the starting point of
the Long March. The premiere in Ruijin city brought cheers from the audience.
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