二十世纪前叶上海电影的崛起与繁荣

The rise and prosperity of the development of films in Shanghai in the first half of the 2Oth century

二十世纪前叶,电影在上海随着该城市的近现代转型得以崛起并繁荣。上海摩登开放的城市地位,华洋杂处的人口构成,繁华多元的工商业态,新型知识分子集聚的文化优势,给予早期电影发展的经济及商业土壤。上海电影在新型知识分子先进的创作理念下,依托地缘优势,贴近本土生活,诞生了诸如《小城之春》《十字街头》《马路天使》《一江春水向东流》等经典之作,为上海电影出现首次高潮带来契机。

In the first half of the 20th century,films in Shanghai rose and flourished with the city's modern transformation.The modern and open urban status of Shanghai,the population composition of China and for-eign countries,the prosperous and diversified industrial and commercial formats,and the cultural advantages of new intellectuals have provided economic and commercial soil for the development of early films.Under the advanced creative concept of new intellectuals,relying on geographical advantages and being close to lo-cal life,Shanghai films have produced classics such as Spring in a Small City,Crossroads,Road Angels,and Rivers Flowing eastward,bringing opportunities for the first climax of Shanghai films.