De Oogst Van de Stilte (1997)
Directed by Eline Flipse
Genres - Music |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Politics & Government |
Run Time - 80 min. |
Countries - Netherlands |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This Dutch documentary utilizes interviews with five prominent composers to examine the reemergence of new musical styles in post-Mao China. During the 10 years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), musicians and composers were not allowed to play or study any form of Western music unless it was part of a propagandistic opera. The strictures governing the creation of new Chinese music were similarly tight. When the Beijing Conservatory opened in 1978, a new musical era began. The five interviewed each attended the Beijing school.
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