original_language_of_work a girl from hunan
___MASK53___ , also known as Literary Chinese , is the language of the classic literature from the end of the Spring and Autumn period through to the end of the Han Dynasty , a written form of Old Chinese . ___MASK53___ is a traditional style of written Chinese that evolved from the classical language , making it different from any modern spoken form of Chinese . Literary Chinese was used for almost all formal writing in China until the early 20th century , and also , during various periods , in Japan , Korea and Vietnam . Among Chinese speakers , Literary Chinese has been largely replaced by ___MASK69___ , a style of writing that is similar to modern spoken ___MASK63___ , while speakers of non - Chinese languages have largely abandoned Literary Chinese in favor of local vernaculars . The Cannes Festival ( ___MASK66___ : Festival de Cannes ), named until 2002 as the International Film Festival (" Festival international du film ") and known in ___MASK81___ as the Cannes Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes , France , which previews new films of all genres , including documentaries , from all around the world . Founded in 1946 , the invitation - only festival is held annually ( usually in May ) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès . Shen Congwen ( December 28 , 1902  May 10 , 1988 ), formerly romanized as Shen Ts ' ung - wen , is considered to be one of the greatest modern ___MASK40___ writers , on par with Lu Xun . Regional culture and identity plays a much bigger role in his writing than that of other major early modern ___MASK40___ writers . He was known for combining the vernacular style with ___MASK53___ writing techniques . Shen is the most important of the " native soil " writers in modern ___MASK40___ literature . Lu Xun , formerly also romanized Lu Hsün , was the pen name of Zhou Shuren ( 25 September 1881  19 October 1936 ), a leading figure of modern ___MASK40___ literature . Writing in Vernacular ___MASK40___ as well as ___MASK53___ , Lu Xun was a short story writer , editor , translator , literary critic , essayist , and poet . In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left - Wing Writers in Shanghai . The history of ___MASK40___ literature extends thousands of years , from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature vernacular fiction novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate ___MASK40___ . The introduction of widespread woodblock printing during the Tang Dynasty ( 618  907 ) and the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng ( 990  1051 ) during the Song Dynasty ( 960  1279 ) rapidly spread written knowledge throughout China . In more modern times , the author Lu Xun ( 1881  1936 ) is considered the founder of " baihua " literature in China . A Girl from Hunan ( also known as Girl from Hunan ) ( ___MASK40___ :  ; pinyin : Xingn xioxio ) is a 1986 ___MASK40___ drama film directed by Xie Fei and U Lan . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival , and was one of the first mainland ___MASK40___ films to be commercially screened in the United States . The film is based on a 1929 short - story , Xiao Xiao ( or Hsiao Hsiao ) , by author Shen Congwen . The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held on 7  19 May 1987 . The Palme d ' Or went to the " Sous le soleil de Satan " by Maurice Pialat . Maurice Pialat ( 31 August 1925  11 January 2003 ) was a ___MASK66___ film director , screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films . His work is often described as being " realist ", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism .