China Seminar public lectures series
February 16, 12:00pm - 1:30am
Mānoa Campus, Moore 109
Thursday, February 16, 12:00 noon, in Moore Hall 109
芒鈧揕aw and Justice in Wu Yonggang and Wu Yigong芒鈧劉s film 'Evening Rain芒鈧劉 (1980)芒鈧
By Professor Alison Conner, UHM Richardson School of Law
Pr脙漏cis: This presentation will discuss ideas of law and justice in Evening Rain (1980), which was directed by Wu Yonggang (one of China芒鈧劉s greatest filmmakers) and Wu Yigong just after the Cultural Revolution. Like other examples of 芒鈧搒car cinema芒鈧 Evening Rain depicts that era芒鈧劉s injustices, but unlike most films it focuses on the importance of law. It remains a beautiful and moving film and its message is still powerful today.
About the Speaker: Alison Conner is Professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, where she teaches courses on Chinese law. Her articles on law and film include 芒鈧揑mages of Justice (and Injustice): Trials in the Movies of Xie Jin芒鈧 (2013); 芒鈧揟he Lawyer Who Haunts Us: Yin Zhaoshi and the Bright Day芒鈧 (2014); and 芒鈧揟rials and Injustice in Awaara: A Post-Colonial Movie on Post-Revolutionary Screens芒鈧 (2014).
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Center for Chinese Studies, Mānoa Campus
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