1930年代的左翼电影像一颗巨星,在百年中国电影的历史天空中熠熠闪光。如何阐释和言说它那冷静而神秘的光芒,这正是每一个研究者要努力寻找的答案。然而答案并不是“谜底”。左翼电影的存在恰恰说明电影作为文化现象、作为意识形态、作为商业行为、作为艺术形式的交叉建构所带来的丰富意义和复杂面目。正视和呈现这种丰富性与复杂性正是每一个研究者努力寻找的答案之所在。 The 1930’s left-wing movie was like a superstar, shining in the historical sky of a century-old Chinese movie. How to interpret and speak of its calm and mysterious light, which is exactly what every researcher should strive to find answers. However, the answer is not “answer ”. The existence of the left-wing film precisely illustrates the rich meaning and complexity of the film as a cultural phenomenon, as an ideology, as a commercial activity, and as an intersecting construction of artistic forms. Facing and presenting this richness and complexity is where every researcher struggles to find the answer.