Renditions

No. 71 (Spring 2009) Chinese Film


Stage Sisters: excerpts from reels nine and ten
By Lin Gu, Xu Jin, and Xie Jin
Translated by Cao Dongqing and Gina Marchetti

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507   medium close-up
The judges whisper among themselves.
Judges: 'Call the chief suspect—Xing Yuehong!'

508   distant shot
Silence in the courtroom. Everyone looks in the direction of the witness room.

509   wide shot
In the witness room. Yuehong (shot from behind) is sitting on a bench.
Bailiff (off-screen): 'Call Xing Yuehong!'
Mr Tang takes her arm. There is blood on her face. He takes a clean, white handkerchief out of his pocket.

510   extreme close-up to medium shot, pull-back
Yuehong's face is pale, and the corner of her mouth is bleeding. (pull-back) Mr Tang roughly wipes the blood away.
Bailiff (off-screen): 'Call Xing Yuehong!'
Mr Tang pulls her up and pushes her towards the door.

511   wide shot
Yuehong doesn't want to go. She turns back and stares at Mr Tang with an imploring look in her eyes.

512   medium close-up
Mr Tang looks darkly at her with murderous intent in his eyes.

513   medium shot
Yuehong does not move. Mr Tang (shot from behind) enters the frame.
He says: 'Get out there or I'll kill you.'

514   close-up to extreme close-up
Mr Tang steps closer to Yuehong, scowling viciously at her.

515   close-up to wide shot, pull-back
Yuehong, frightened, steps back. As the camera pulls back, Mr Tang (shot from behind) enters the frame and draws closer to Yuehong.

516   wide shot, tracking
In the courtroom. People stare at the doorway and are amazed to see Yuehong walking backwards into the courtroom. She looks down and turns around. The bailiff leads her to the seat reserved for the defendant. As she moves towards her seat, journalists take her picture.

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