The Cave of the Silken Web (1927 film)

The Cave of the Silken Web (traditional Chinese: 盤絲洞; simplified Chinese: 盘丝洞; pinyin: Pan Si Dong) a.k.a. Journey to the West - the Spiders Cave (西遊記-盤絲洞; 西游记-盘丝洞) a.k.a. Spiders is a 1927 Chinese film directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu as the first spider spirit.[1] It is based on an episode of the shenmo fantasy novel Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty.

The Cave of the Silken Web
Directed byDan Duyu
Screenplay byGuan Ji'an[1]
Based onJourney to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
StarringYin Mingzhu
CinematographyDan Ganting[1]
Release date
2 February 1927 (1927-02-02)
Running time
60 min[2]
CountryRepublic of China (1912–1949)
LanguageSilent
Still from The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)
Still from The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

The ten-reel silent film was produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company.[1]

It was thought to be a lost film, until 2013, when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway.[3][4] The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in Oslo.[2] Roughly three quarters of the film is preserved, the first reel and a section in the middle is lost. The Norwegian copy has retained the original Chinese intertitles, but includes additional jokes in Norwegian written for the local audience.

Cast

Sequel

The film was followed by a sequel in 1930: The Cave of the Silken Web II (續盤絲洞; 续盘丝洞; Xu Pan Si Dong) a.k.a. Spiders II, also directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu.[5] The sequel is believed to be a lost film.[6]

See also

References
  1. "The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. "The Cave of the Silken Web - Film fra Sør". web page. Films from the South 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. Anders Grønneberg (13 October 2013). "Sensasjonell filmskatt funnet i Norge". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. Lyndsey Smith (7 October 2013). "Lost Chinese film found in Norway". Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. "《The Cave of the Silken Web II》(1930)". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  6. "Yin Mingzhu (Pearl Ing): "Miss FF"". A Journal of Chinese Film History. The Chinese Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.


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