to balance, harmonise and prolong, human endeavour -
through a father & hopefully, his sons efforts -
towards the advocacy and preservation of an art culture.
Postmen in the Mountains......
This is a quiet, powerful drama about the relationship between a son and his father, whose work as a postman in the remote West China mountain community keeps him away from home. To deliver the mail to the scattered settlements and farms he travels on foot up and down rugged tree-covered mountains . The now aging father expects his son to take over his route, only to learn that his son plans to leave for the city. When the father falls ill the son agrees to help him. The youth learns that his father does far more than simply deliver the mail to the people; he is a connecting link to the people in this dispersed community.
1998, Color, 90 min, Screenplay: Si Wu Director: Huo Jianqi Cinematographer: Zhao Lei Cast: Teng Rujun, Liu Ye.
Country Teachers.......
This is a homage to China’s hard-pressed highly dedicated, but poorly paid teachers who work in the rural country schools. For the truly committed, their goal is preparing Chinese children to advance to a higher level of education. Unhappily assigned to a country school is a bright, young woman who hoped for a more prestigious position. Her stay at the school, working with the children and the teachers, exposes her to a deeper understanding of the significance of learning and the meaning of community in the lives of the children.
1993, Color, 90 min, Director: He Qun Cinematographer: Meng Weibing Cast: Li Baotian, Ju Xue, Xiu Zongdi, Wang Xueqi.
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This is a quiet, powerful drama about the relationship between a son and his father, whose work as a postman in the remote West China mountain community keeps him away from home. To deliver the mail to the scattered settlements and farms he travels on foot up and down rugged tree-covered mountains . The now aging father expects his son to take over his route, only to learn that his son plans to leave for the city. When the father falls ill the son agrees to help him. The youth learns that his father does far more than simply deliver the mail to the people; he is a connecting link to the people in this dispersed community.
This is a homage to China’s hard-pressed highly dedicated, but poorly paid teachers who work in the rural country schools. For the truly committed, their goal is preparing Chinese children to advance to a higher level of education. Unhappily assigned to a country school is a bright, young woman who hoped for a more prestigious position. Her stay at the school, working with the children and the teachers, exposes her to a deeper understanding of the significance of learning and the meaning of community in the lives of the children.
