In Yellow Earth , the incorporation of folk songs and ballads , or 'sour tunes ' helps to place the film in the context of Third Cinema . The folk songs are sung by all , the artistry does not rest in elite . They are the poetry of everyday existence to the rural people . Traditional forms of art have an important place in the lives of Third World people , and the incorporation of these art forms is characteristic of Third Cinema . Teshome Gabriel writes : In...











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