{"id":6512,"date":"2006-03-12T16:31:42","date_gmt":"2006-03-12T23:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/03\/12\/a-spoof-hits-chinas-web-and-a-star-is-born-robert-marquand\/"},"modified":"2006-03-12T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2006-03-12T23:31:42","slug":"a-spoof-hits-chinas-web-and-a-star-is-born-robert-marquand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/03\/a-spoof-hits-chinas-web-and-a-star-is-born-robert-marquand\/","title":{"rendered":"A spoof hits China&#8217;s Web &#8211; and a star is born &#8211; Robert Marquand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom the Christian Science Monitor <a href=\"From%20the%20Christian%20Science%20Monitor%20(link):%0D%0DAn%20underground%20video%20sweeping%20Chinese%20cyberspace%20has%20half%20the%20country%20cracking%20up.%0D%0DTitled%20%22A%20Murder%20Caused%20by%20Mantou,%22%20the%20video%20is%20a%20spoof%20of%20a%20new%20film,%20%22The%20Promise,%22%20by%20famed%20director%20Chen%20Kaige.%0D%0DUsing%20satiric%20elements%20similar%20to%20Monty%20Python%20and%20the%20Simpsons,%20the%20spoof%20has%20flooded%20cyberspace%20in%20unanticipated%20and%20unstoppable%20waves.%20And%20in%20a%20culture%20where%20there%20is%20scant%20public%20lampooning,%20the%20video%20has%20brought%20intense%20debates,%20smiles%20-%20and%20serious%20threats%20of%20legal%20action.%0D%0DMr.%20Chen,%20of%20%22Farewell%20My%20Concubine%22%20fame,%20directed%20%22The%20Promise%22%20at%20a%20cost%20of%20$44%20million,%20the%20most%20expensive%20film%20ever%20made%20in%20China.%0D%0DFrom%20the%20Christian%20Science%20Monitor%20(link):%0D%0DAn%20underground%20video%20sweeping%20Chinese%20cyberspace%20has%20half%20the%20country%20cracking%20up.%0D%0DTitled%20%22A%20Murder%20Caused%20by%20Mantou,%22%20the%20video%20is%20a%20spoof%20of%20a%20new%20film,%20%22The%20Promise,%22%20by%20famed%20director%20Chen%20Kaige.%0D%0DUsing%20satiric%20elements%20similar%20to%20Monty%20Python%20and%20the%20Simpsons,%20the%20spoof%20has%20flooded%20cyberspace%20in%20unanticipated%20and%20unstoppable%20waves.%20And%20in%20a%20culture%20where%20there%20is%20scant%20public%20lampooning,%20the%20video%20has%20brought%20intense%20debates,%20smiles%20-%20and%20serious%20threats%20of%20legal%20action.%0D%0DMr.%20Chen,%20of%20%22Farewell%20My%20Concubine%22%20fame,%20directed%20%22The%20Promise%22%20at%20a%20cost%20of%20$44%20million,%20the%20most%20expensive%20film%20ever%20made%20in%20China.%0D%0Dhttp:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2006\/0313\/p01s03-woap.html\" target=\"_blank\">(link<\/a>):\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAn underground video sweeping Chinese cyberspace has half the country cracking up.<\/p>\n<p>Titled &#8220;A Murder Caused by Mantou,&#8221; the video is a spoof of a new film, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0417976\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Promise<\/a>,&#8221; by famed director Chen Kaige.<\/p>\n<p>Using satiric elements similar to Monty Python and the Simpsons, the spoof has flooded cyberspace in unanticipated and unstoppable waves. And in a culture where there is scant public lampooning, the video has brought intense debates, smiles &#8211; and serious threats of legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Chen, of &#8220;Farewell My Concubine&#8221; fame, directed &#8220;The Promise&#8221; at a cost of $44 million, the most expensive film ever made in China.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n&#8220;A Murder Caused By Mantou&#8221; can be downloaded via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2006\/0313\/p01s03-woap.html\">Massage Milk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Christian Science Monitor (link): An underground video sweeping Chinese cyberspace has half the country cracking up. Titled &#8220;A Murder Caused by Mantou,&#8221; the video is a spoof of a new film, &#8220;The Promise,&#8221; by famed director Chen Kaige. 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