Little Red Flowers
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Little Red Flowers |
| Original title | Kan shang qu hen mei |
| Country of production | PR China , Italy |
| original language | Mandarin |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Zhang Yuan |
| script |
Ning Dai Zhang Yuan |
| production |
Li Bolun Allen Chan Yao Lifeng Marco Müller Zhang Yuan |
| music | Carlo Crivelli |
| camera | Yang Tao |
| cut | Jacopo Quadri |
| occupation | |
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Little Red Flowers ( Chinese 看上去 很美 , Pinyin Kàn shàng qù hěn měi ) is a Sino-Italian feature film from 2006. Directed by Zhang Yuan , a representative of the so-called sixth generation of Chinese film directors. The production is based on the novel of the same name by Wang Shuo .
action
The communist China at the end of the 1940s. The almost four-year-old Fang Qiangqiang is being sent to a full-time kindergarten in Beijing by his father , as his parents are often away from home for professional reasons. In the state facility, the little ones are cared for by two patient teachers, Ms. Li and Ms. Tang, and their assistants. The teachers drill those present to obedient members of a society that has at performance-oriented. The offspring should get to know organized community life in a playful way. Small, red paper flowers are given to them as an incentive for tasks that have been accomplished or for good behavior. As an individualist, Qiang is clearly finding it difficult to integrate into the collective system. Although he tries to obey the instructions, he repeatedly fails miserably, although the headstrong boy also longs for a commendation, i.e. a red flower. But this is denied to him because he can neither put on and take off independently, nor can he follow the rules.
With the exception of the two sisters Beiyan and Nanyan, the other kindergarten children avoid the company of the newcomer. One day, Qiang spread the rumor that her class teacher Li was actually a camouflaged child-eating monster. In no time at all he succeeds in convincing the others with his fantasy figure. At night, Qiang even incites his companions to tie up the "monster". But the attempt fails. Gradually, the self-confident four-year-old develops an unexpected strength with which he brutally suppresses the other children. Those in charge are overwhelmed because the boy seems indisciplinary. In the hope of breaking the will of the troublemaker and ultimately bringing him to the collective, they isolate Qiang from the community. The outcast then leads a neglected existence far away from the group and thus becomes completely alienated. At the end of the film, Qiang breaks completely with the ruling system and community in favor of a self-chosen individuality. He becomes a satisfied loner.
Awards
- Prize of the CICAE
- Nomination in the jury award category for director Zhang Yuan
Web links
- Little Red Flowers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Little Red Flowers at Rotten Tomatoes (English)