Polityczna wizja masakry nankińskiej w zwierciadle Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej — Kwiaty wojny Zhanga Yimou
Political Image of the Nanjing Massacre in the Mirror Of The People’s Republic of China: The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the way the Nanjing massacre is pictured in The Flowers of War, a movie directed by Zhang Yimou as well as the way this historical event is used in contemporary Chinese official narrative. It attempts to situate Nanjing massacre in a political context, arguing that the movie is used as a form of a propaganda tool by People’s Republic of China. The author introduces the events of the Nanjing massacre and the controversy surrounding the incident, taking into account the historical and contemporary Sino-Japanese relationship, and also follows the previous character of Zhang’s work and contrasts it with his contemporary, almost supportive attitude towards Communist Party of China. The article describes the movie reception in China, Japan and around the world, and places The Flowers of War against other movies on the subject of the Nanjing massacre.

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