China and the West

Film : Great expectations von Charles Dickens unter der Regie von David Lean mit chinesischer Synchronisation in Shanghai.
When Lean's Great expectations was shown, for example, at least four film reviews appeared in major film magazines and newspapers such as China Film, Liberation Daily und People's Daily, all arguing that the film showed the failure of the English petit-bourgeois to find happiness and wealth in a capitalist society. Viewers’ attention was purposely directed to the
'selfishness and cruelty' of the ruling class in English society and 'the public groaning in
the darkness'. Some critics even warned viewers, especially those from a 'bourgeois' educational background, that some scenes in the film might arouse their 'sentimental memories' and 'indulgence towards romantic love' ; impulses which ran counter to the 'booming socialist construction' advancing through China.