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Song at Midnight (simplified Chinese: 夜半歌声; traditional Chinese: 夜半歌聲; pinyin: Yèbàn gēshēng, also known as Midnight Song, Singing at Midnight or literally "Midnight Voice") is a 1937 Chinese film directed by Ma-Xu Weibang, a director best known for his work in the horror genre.
Nosferatu (1922) and Phantom of the Opera (1925) inspired Song at Midnight’s premise and the genre atmospherics, but this film has a lot more going on, including a convoluted revolutionary...
Dec 31, 2014 · Song at Midnight (夜半歌聲) Has never been protected by copyright due to its age -- the first Chinese copyright law was passed in 1990 and applied 50 years retroactively. The first Chinese horror film, directed by Ma-Xu Weibang in 1937.
Lyrics: Tian Han. Cast: Hu Ping, Jin Shan, Zhou Wenzhu, Shi Chao, Xu Manli, Gu Menghe, Wang Weiyi. English subtitles translated by Christopher Rea. Learn more: See the video lectures and other material on the Song at Midnight (1937) module of the Chinese Film Classics online course.
Oct 11, 2019 · Song at Midnight, with its unique blend of German Expressionist-style visuals and Chinese music, was a great hit at the box office. Its songs by legendary musicians Tián Hàn 田汉 and Xiǎn Xīnghǎi 冼星海 were popular for decades, while the film itself would inspire countless other Chinese horror movies.
Lyrics: Tian Han. Cast: Hu Ping, Jin Shan, Zhou Wenzhu, Shi Chao, Xu Manli, Gu Menghe, Wang Weiyi. English subtitles translated by Christopher Rea. Learn more: See the video lectures and other material on the Song at Midnight (1937) module of the Chinese Film Classics online course. The film: A horror-musical!
Module 6: Song at Midnight (1937) A horror-musical! Nosferatu (1922) and Phantom of the Opera (1925) inspired Song at Midnight’s premise and genre atmospherics, but this film has a lot more going on, including a convoluted revolutionary backstory for the maimed “phantom” and a violent love triangle.
