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Ang Lee’s Film: The Wedding Banquet 父亲三部曲之一《喜宴》
The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 film. It was directed by Ang Lee. It talks about a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a mainland Chinese woman to placate his parents and get her a green card. His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet.The Wedding Banquet is the first of three movies that Ang Lee would make about gay characters; the second is Brokeback Mountain and the third being Taking Woodstock. The film is a co-production between Taiwan and the United States. 《喜宴》一部台湾电影,1993年上映,导演是李安。本片主要讲述了一位移民美国的台湾人受到父母催婚,跟一位大陆女画家协定假结婚,使大陆女画家获得合法的留美身份。结果他的计划在父母感到美国后为他们举办的婚礼中发生了巨大的变化。其特色是以中国人特有的伦理观点来处理同性恋问题,令同志与非同志都能接受编导的说法,将一椿可能的悲剧变成喜剧,世故得来皆大欢喜。本片是李安扬威国际影坛之作,本片是台湾和美国联合拍摄。 Wai-Tung Gao and Simon are a happy gay couple living in Manhattan. Wai-Tung is in his late 20s, so his tradition-minded parents are eager to see him get married and have a child in order to continue the family line. The early part of the film is madcap comedy. When Wai-Tung's parents hire a dating service, he and Simon stall for time by inventing impossible demands. Chinese opera singers are always men, so they demand an opera singer and add that she must be very tall, have two PhD's and speak five languages. The service actually locates a 1.75 m (5'9") Chinese woman who sings Western opera, speaks…- 0
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Flowers of Shanghai – 海上花 – Chinese Movies
English name:Flowers of Shanghai Broadcast time:October 1, 1998 Starring:刘嘉玲(Carina Lau)、梁朝伟(Tony Leung Chiu-Wai)、李嘉欣(Michele Monique Reis) director:侯孝贤(Hou Hsiao-hsien) Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Flowers of Shanghai (海上花hǎi shàng huā). So let us have a brief introduction. Flowers of Shanghai is a 1998 film, made in Taiwan, directed by Guangdong-born Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝贤Hóu Xiàoxián) starring Hada Michiko (羽田yǔ tián), Annie Shizuka Inoh (伊能静Yī Néngjìng), Shuan Fang, Jack Kao (高捷Gāo Jié), Carina Lau (刘嘉玲Liú Jiālíng), Tony Leung (梁朝伟Liáng Cháowěi), Rebecca Pan (潘迪华Pān Díhuá), Michelle Reis (李嘉欣Lǐ Jiāxīn) and Vicky Wei (魏筱惠Wèi Xiǎohuì). It was voted the third best film of the 1990s in the 1999 Village Voice Film Poll. Plot In four elegant brothels, called "Flower Houses", in fin-de-siècle 19th-century Shanghai (Qing dynasty), several affairs are described. The action involves four drunkards, and takes place mostly in candlelight. Preparation and consumption of opium and tea are at the center of the business operations. Subtitles note that the girl Crimson is in Huifang, Pearl is in Gongyang, Emerald is in Shangren, and Jasmine is in East Hexing. The relations of the rich gentlemen with the courtesans is partly monogamous and is held to an obligation of many years. The life of the graceful, well-bred girls, who were young when bought, resembles in certain respects a life of slavery. Because…- 0
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Kung Fu Pop – 精舞门 – Chinese Movies
English name:KungFu Hip-Pop Broadcast time:June 27, 2008 Starring:陈小春(Jordan Chan)、范冰冰(Fan Bingbing)、郑文森(Asen)、南贤俊(POPPIN HYUN JOON)、张翰(Hans Zhang)、孟飞 director:傅华阳(FU MIN) Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Kung Fu Pop".Kung Fu Pop is the first domestic inspiring film displaying a confrontation of Shaolin Kung Fu and Thai boxing, with the most popular hip-hop as the carrier. The film is directed by Fu Huayang, a renowned advertising producer and secular disciple of Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin. Starring Chen Xiaochun, Fan Bingbing, and Asian king of dance Nam Hyun Joon, the film combines Chinese Kung Fu with modern hip-hop and disco dancing while adding quite a lot of fashion elements, telling an inspiring story of a man from the grass-root level that bravely pursues his dream of becoming the ultimate Dance King. In the 1980s, the film Shaolin Temple brought out Jet Li, now a world-known kung fu megastar, and also brought the unique charm of Shaolin Kung Fu to the whole world. All of a sudden, people all over the world got the craze to practice Chinese Kung Fu, and the Shaolin Monastery thus became the world’s pilgrimage destination of Chinese Kung Fu, attracting millions of tourists every year. For the last two…- 0
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Chinese Film: The Case (Xiangzi) 箱子 – Chinese Movies
English name:The Case Broadcast time:2007 Starring:王宏伟、伍宇娟、王丝菲 director:王分 Introduction From young actress-turned-director Wang Fen(王分 Wáng Fēn) comes this offbeat tale of intrigue and suspense, set in Lijiang(丽江 Lìjiāng). Anyone who has experienced the tourist hell of this UNESCO-listed town may be surprised to see it quiet, atmospheric and free of hordes of people. Wang uses the old streets to lend a sense of claustrophobia to her tale. A middle-aged couple run a guesthouse by the river, and one day the husband, Dashang (Wu Gang), spots a case floating by. Rather than the treasures he had hoped to find, the case contains body parts. As Dashang puzzles over how to dispose of his grisly find, an attractive young couple show up at the guesthouse, prompting feelings of longing, desire and suspicion. Wang gives the film a twist by suggesting that it may all be a figment of Dashang's imagination, trapped as he is in an unhappy marriage and longing for escape. The film has a dreamlike quality, while also portraying the psychological world of a middle-aged man in contemporary China. But not everyone will enjoy the strange blend of comedy and suspense, the characters engaged in farcical goings-on while living in a mysterious and…- 0
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Days of Being Wild 阿飞正传 – Chinese Movies
"Days of Being Wild," a rapturous film about cool men, hot women and the thousand and one nights and cigarettes they share, was the second feature directed by Wong Kar-wai and the Hong Kong visionary's first undisputed triumph. Overview Chinese Name:阿飞正传 English Name:Days of Being Wild Other Names: A Fei jing juen Director: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Screenwriter: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Starring: Leslie Cheung张国荣、Maggie Cheung张曼玉、Carina Lau刘嘉玲、Andy Lau刘德华、Jacky Cheung张学友、Tony Leung Chiu-wai梁朝伟 Release Year:1990 Running time : 94min Brief Introduction of Days of Being Wild Days of Being Wild(阿飞正传)is a classic literary film invested and produced by yingzhijie Production Co., Ltd. directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu, Carina Lau, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung. It was released in Hong Kong, China on December 15, 1990. Based on the real-life of Hong Kong in the early 1960s, the film tells the inner world and emotional entanglements of a lonely and rebellious youth and truly reproduces the living environment and social conditions of ordinary youth in Hong Kong. In 1991, the film won five awards including best film and best director at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards. Leslie Cheung won the best actor award at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards with Days of Being…- 0
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That Mountain, That Man, That Dog – 那山那人那狗 – Chinese Movies
English name:Postmen In The Mountains / Postiers dans les montagnes Broadcast time:1999 Starring:滕汝骏、刘烨、陈好、赵秀丽、龚业珩、党浩予 director:霍建起 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called That Mountain, That Man, That Dog (那山那人那狗nà shān nà rén nà gǒu). So let us have a brief introduction. That Mountain, That Man, That Dog is a 1999 Chinese film directed by Huo Jianqi (霍建起Huò Jiànqǐ ). It is based on the short story of the same name by Peng Jianming (彭见明Péng Jiànmíng ). Postmen in the Mountains tells the story of an old man who for years served as the postman for rural mountain communities. Retiring, he hands over his job to his son, but accompanies him on the first tour. Together, they deliver mail on a 230 li (about 115 km) long walking route, into the rural heart of China and in the process the son learns from the mails' recipients more about the father he hardly knew. Plot The film is set in the mountainous regions of the western Hunan (湖南Húnán) province in the early 1980s. At the film's start, a young man begins his first journey as a postman at the mountainous rural areas of the aforesaid regions. His father, a veteran postman forced to retire due to a bad…- 0
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Ang Lee’s Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 李安《卧虎藏龙》
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. the film was directed by Ang Lee and Lee assembled a team from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Mainland China. The film was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu.The film was a surprising success worldwide.《卧虎藏龙》是2000年最卖座的一部武侠电影。本片由李安指导。他组成一个来自中国大陆、台湾和香港的团队来拍摄《卧虎藏龙》。本片依据中国小说家王度庐所撰写的武侠小说《卧虎藏龙》为基础,再进行改编的电影作品。这部武侠电影在全世界获得令人惊讶的成功。 With Chinese dialogue and English subtitles, the film became the highest grossing foreign film in many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and was nominated in 10 categories at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Director. It ended up winning Best Foreign Language Film and three technical awards. The success of Crouching Tiger demonstrated that Lee's artistry had a general appeal; it also inspired such established directors as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige to explore wuxia films for Western audiences.华语对话配合英文字幕的这部电影在许多国家成为有史以来最卖座的外国电影,包括美国和英国在内,并获得奥斯卡奖10项入围(包括最佳影片奖、最佳外语片奖与最佳导演奖),成为史上入围奥斯卡奖最多奖项的外国电影。《卧虎藏龙》最终获得最佳外语片奖及三个技术奖项。《卧虎藏龙》也成为美国历史上票房最高的外语片(收入为1.28亿美元),并成为全球华语片收入最多的电影。《卧虎藏龙》的成功证明李安的电影艺术具有普遍性的吸引力,并为西方观众拓展华人武侠电影的魅力。 The film is set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Li Mu Bai is an accomplished Wudang swordsman. Mu Bai, intending to give up his warrior life, asks Shu Lien to transport his sword, also referred to as the Green Destiny, as a…- 0
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Dust in the Wind – 恋恋风尘 – Chinese Movies
English name:Dust in the Wind Broadcast time:1987 Starring:辛树芬、王晶文 director:侯孝贤(Hou Hsiao-hsien) Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Dust in the Wind (恋恋风尘liàn liàn fēng chén). So let us have a brief introduction. Dust in the Wind is a 1986 critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful movie by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien (侯孝贤Hóu Xiàoxián). This film is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's (吴念真Wú Niànzhēn) own experiences, and the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, the others being A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) and The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985). Synopsis A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan. The boy, Ah-yuan goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Ah-yun follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Ah-yuan must spend three years in the military and the girl marries someone else. Although Ah-yuan regrets what happened he does not blame Ah-yun. This is a very fabulous film. Plot The protagonists of the story are Ah Yun (played by Xin Shufen) and Ah Yuan (played by Wang Jingwen), a couple from the…- 0
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Spring in a Small Town (1948) 小城之春 – Chinese Movies
Spring in a Small Town is a feature film directed by Fei Mu and starring Shi Yu, Li Wei, Wei Wei, and Zhang Hongmei.- 0
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Forever Enthralled – 梅兰芳 – Chinese Movies
English name:Forever Enthralled Broadcast time:December 4, 2008 Starring:黎明(Leon Lai Ming)、章子怡(Zhang Ziyi)、陈红、孙红雷、王学圻、英达、余少群、安藤政信(あんどう まさのぶ)、潘粤明、吴刚 director:陈凯歌(Chen Kaige) Introduction The film "Mei Lanfang" is a drama film written by Yan Geling, Chen Guofu and Zhang Jialu, directed by Chen Kaige, and co-starred by Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Hong, Sun Honglei, Wang Xueqi, Yingda, Yu Shaoqun, Ando Masanobu and others. The film was released in mainland China on December 4, 2008. The film tells the legendary life of Mr. Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera. The story revolves around the two people. Qiu Rubai, who regards himself as Mei Lanfang's guide and protector, cannot stand the love between Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong, so he directed the assassination of Mei Lanfang behind the scenes. Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Forever Enthralled".Directed by Chen Kaige and starring Leon Lai and Zhang Ziyi, the film Forever Enthralled was released on December 4, 2008. It was adapted from the biographical literature My Father Mei Lanfang, a book written by Mei Lanfang’s son Mei Shaowu. Combining story, real history and fiction, the film narrates the artistic achievement as well as the romance of Peking opera master Mei Lanfang. It is divided…- 0
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Still life – 三峡好人 – Sānxiá Hǎorén – Chinese Movies
Still life -- Sānxiá Hǎorén Still Life (Chinese: 三峡好人; pinyin: Sānxiá hǎorén; literally "Good people of the Three Gorges") is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke. Shot in the old village of Fengjie, a small town on the Yangtze River which is slowly being destroyed by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, Still Life tells the story of two people in search of their spouses. Still Life is a co-production between the Shanghai Film Studio and Hong Kong-based Xstream Pictures. Still Life premiered in the 2006 Venice Film Festival, where it won the film festival's top prize, the Golden Lion award. With its win, the film's profile was instantly raised. Chinese press, upon seeing its success, also gave the film and its director positive coverage in the media. Director: Jia Zhangke By the time of its limited release in the United States in early January 2008, and received acclaim from critics. Manohla Dargis, critic for The New York Times, noted that Jia's film "exists on a continuum with the modernist masters, among other influences, but [that] he is very much an artist of his own specific time and place." Other critics, like J. Holberman of The Village…- 0
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Dying to Survive 我不是药神 – Chinese Movies
The most interesting thing about “Dying to Survive,” a new Chinese drama about one man’s struggle to profit and then preach about healthcare reform, is its familiarity. Overview Chinese Name:我不是药神 English Name:Dying to Survive Other Names:Drug Dealer Director: Muye Wen文牧野 Screenwriter: Jianv Han,Muye Wen,Wei Zhong Starring: Xu Zheng徐峥,Yiwei Zhou,Chuan-jun Wang Release Year:2018 Running time :1h 57m Dying to Survive 我不是药神 Brief Introduction of Dying to Survive Dying to Survive is directed by Wen Muye, CO produced by Ning Hao and Xu Zheng and starred by Xu Zheng, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Chuanjun, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu and Yang Xinming. The film was released in China on July 5, 2018. The film tells the story of Cheng Yong, the owner of an Indian Oil shop, who became the exclusive agent of the Indian generic drug “Lenin” from a male health care product vendor who couldn’t pay the rent. On March 12, 2020, Dying to Survive released a Japanese poster with the title translated as “God of medicine”. It is determined that it will be released in Japan from May 1. Plot of Dying to Survive Cheng Yong(Xu Zhen), the owner of the Indian Oil shop, has a poor life. There is little business in the…- 0
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Life – 人生(1984) – Chinese Movies
English name:Life Broadcast time:1984 Starring:周里京、吴玉芳 director:吴天明 Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Life(人生rén shēng). So let us have a brief introduction. Life is a 1984 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming (吴天明Wú Tiānmíng ). This film was adapted from Chinese Writer Lu Yao's (路遥Lù Yáo) novel of the same title. Plot Gao Jialin (高佳林Gāo Jiālín) the hero in this film is a zhiqing(知青zhī qīng). He was sent to the coutryside to learn farming, as many other youth at that time. He and the country girl Qiaozhen (巧珍qiǎo zhēn) fell in love with each other. Later on Gao broke up with Qiaozhen for the opportunity to stay in city. However, he finally lost the opportunity and had to go back to the countryside, only to find that Qiaozhen had married someone else. Gao Jialin began to view his life. It reflects the trend of leaving the countryside and pursuing urban life of that period. Therefore this film arouse a lot of attention and discussion. The film won Golden Rooster Award for Best Music, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress and Best Picture in 1985. This is a very fabulous film. Professional evaluation 1、Director Wu Tianming is somewhat avant-garde in his filming techniques. He uses panoramic…- 0
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Chinese movie:Gua Sha(Scraping Therapy)刮痧
Gua sha the movie was produced in 2001 , directed by Zheng Xiaolong film reflects the cultural differences of East and West .This movie reflecting the touching story of the Chinese in foreign countries because of cultural conflicts fall into various difficulties, then eventually broke through to make the plight of sincerity and love of people , and to promote cultural exchanges between the East and the West.It's a Chinese movie masterpieces . Story takes place in the central United States along the Mississippi River , the city of St. Louis.Datong Xu( Tony Leung acted ) to the United States for eight years , a successful career and a happy family . Annual industry Awards Assembly , he was excited to tell you : I love the U.S. , my American dream come true ! Subsequent advent of an accident made the Datong awakened from a dream . 5 -year-old Dennis hurt my stomach fever , the home 's grandfather ( Zhu Xu acted ) understand drugs on the English instructions , use Chinese folklore , scraping therapy treatment for Dennis , which became Dennis accident Datong evidence of abuse of the child . Court , one after another unexpected witness and testimony…- 0
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A Summer at Grandpa’s – 冬冬的假期 – Chinese Movies
English name:A Summer at Grandpa's Broadcast time:1984 Starring:梅芳、古军、王启光、颜正国、陈博正 director:侯孝贤(Hou Hsiao-hsien) Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called A Summer at Grandpa's (冬冬的假期dōng dōng de jià qī). So let us have a brief introduction. A Summer at Grandpa's is a 1984 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien (侯孝贤Hóu Xiàoxián). This film is inspired by screenwriter Chu Tien-wen's (朱天文Zhū Tiānwén) childhood memories, and the first part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, followed by The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) and Dust in the Wind (1986). Synposis A young boy, Dong-Dong and his sister spend a summer vacation at their grandparents' house in the country while their mother recuperates from an illness; they while away the hours climbing trees, swimming in a stream, searching for missing cattle, and coming uneasily to grips with the enigmatic and sometimes threatening realities of adult life. This is a very fabulous film. Plot One summer, Dongdong, a primary school graduate from Taipei, took his sister Tingting to spend the summer vacation at his grandfather's home in Tongluo Town, Tainan. During the short vacation, the little brother and sister experienced many things in this rural town with distant mountains, streams, rice fields, trees, and cicadas. Uncle Changmin and…- 0
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The piano in a factory–Gānɡ de Qín ~ Chinese Movies&TV
The piano in a factory--Gānɡ de Qín The Piano in a Factory (Chinese: 钢的琴, Pinyin: Gānɡ de Qín) is a 2010 Chinese drama film. The film is directed by Zhang Meng, and stars Qin Hailu and Wang Qianyuan. Director:Zhang Meng It tells the story of a father, Chen Guilin, who works very hard to realize his daughter's dream of owning a piano. Although Chen encounters a lot of hardships, he never gives up and is always optimistic. Although it's a good film, but it just received a poor box office with only 4 millian RMB. Ironically, it won Special Recommendation of Jury in 3rd Sydney Chinese Film Festival and the actor Wang Qianyuan won Award for Best Actor in 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival. Wang Qianyuan:Award for Best Actor in 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVH8ias0v-4- 0
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The Chinese Feast – 满汉全席/金玉满堂 – Chinese Movies
English name:The Chinese Feast Broadcast time:January 28, 1995 Starring:张国荣(Leslie Cheung)、袁咏仪(Anita Yuen)、钟镇涛(Kenny Bee)、赵文卓(Chiu Man-Cheuk)、倪淑君(Joyce)、熊欣欣(Cici Hsiung) director:徐克(Hark Tsui) Introduction "Golden House" is a comedy film directed by Tsui Hark, written by Zheng Zhongtai, Wu Wenhui, Tsui Hark, and Ruan Jizhi, and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, and Kenny Bee. The film was released in Hong Kong, China on January 28, 1995. The film tells the story of Zhao Gangsheng falling in love with Jiahui, the daughter of the boss of Manhan Restaurant. The two invited the famous chef Liao Jie to come out of retirement, and the three of them worked together to win the "Manhan Banquet" competition. There is a very famous movie in China which called The Chinese Feast. It is a 1995 Hong Kong film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, and Law Kar-ying. Plot Kit was a master chef who once raked in many accolades as being the finest Chinese cook. An elite cooking competition had placed him enviably in front of many aspiring colleagues and he seemed to have the world at his feet. However, the competition placed him in a dilemma of conflicting interests of heart - his…- 0
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In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:阳光灿烂的日子 English Name:In the Heat of the Sun Other Names: Days of the Bright and Lush Sunshine(literally) Director: Jiang Wen姜文 Screenwriter: Jiang Wen姜文 Starring: Ning Jing宁静,Xia Yu夏雨,Geng Le耿乐,Tao Hong陶虹 Release Year:1994 Running time : 134min In the Heat of the Sun阳光灿烂的日子里 Brief Introduction of In the Heat of the Sun In the Heat of the Sun is a film produced in 1993 and released in 1995. It is the first film directed by Jiang Wen(also directed Let the Bullets Fly) and adapted from Wang Shuo’s novel Animal Ferocity. The main actors are Xia Yu, Jing Jing, Tao Hong, Geng le and so on. The background of the film is Beijing during the cultural revolution. A group of children living in the military compound spends their youth in the dazzling sunshine with red flags everywhere. In the stories of stream of consciousness, there are love and sexual impulses, naive and failed revolutionary spirit, and growth stories. Plot of In the Heat of the Sun In the Heat of the Sun tells such a story: in Beijing in the early 1970s, adults were busy “making revolution”, schools were closed, and a group of boys aged 15 or 16 in an army compound indulged in fighting…- 0
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Evening Rain – 巴山夜雨 – Chinese Movies
English name:Evening Rain Broadcast time:1980 Starring:李志舆、张瑜 director:吴永刚,吴贻弓 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Evening Rain (巴山夜雨 bā shān yè yǔ). So let us have a brief introduction. Evening Rain reflects the fight between Chinese people and the "Gang of Four" during the ten years of turmoil in China. It was directed by Wu Yigong (吴贻弓Wú Yígōng) Li Zhiyu (李致宇Lǐ Zhìyǔ) , Zhang Yu, Lin Bin (林本Lín Běn) playing the leading role. This movie won the first Golden Rooster for best picture in 1981. Plot During the period that the “Gang of Four” was on the rampage in China, a poet named Qiu Shi (秋石qiū shí) who had been in prison for 6 years was secretly transferred from Sichuan (四川sìchuān) to Wuhan (武汉WǔHàn) by ship under the guard of Li Yan and Liu Wenying (刘文英Liú Wényīng). They met six passengers on the ship – a poor girl named Xing Hua who had to sell herself to pay the debts, a just woman teacher, an old actor of Beijing Opera, a frail old woman who had just lost her son, a young worker that had a clear stand on what to love and what to hate, and a little girl in rags. One night, hopeless about her life, Xin Hua jumped into the river…- 0
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Farewell, My Concubine 霸王别姬 ~ Chinese Movies
Broadcast time:January 1, 1993 Starring:张国荣(Leslie Cheung)、巩俐(Gong Li)、张丰毅(Zhang Fengyi)、葛优(Ge You)、英达(Da Ying)、雷汉 director:陈凯歌(Chen Kaige) Introduction Chinese name: 霸王别姬 (bàwánɡ bié jī) English name: Farewell, My Concubine An exemplar work of Chinese movies, ‘Farewell, My Concubine’ was awarded the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. It is adapted from the novel written by Hong Kong female writer Li Bihua. The film tells the story of Cheng Dieyi, a Peking Opera singer who was sold to a Peking Opera troupe since the childhood. He has a close relationship with his senior fellow apprentice Duan Xiaolou, and the two rise to fame in the capital for co-starring ‘Farewell, My Concubine’. However, Duan Xiaolou has married prostitute Ju Xian beforehand, and during the Cultural Revolution, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou betray each other, which makes Dieyi feel lost at the lifelong artistic pursuit. In the end Cheng Dieyi commits suicide at the stage when rehearsing with Duan Xiaolou again after the Cultural Revolution. Magnificent in style and elaborate in making, the film mixed the story of the two Peking Opera singers with the historic development of China over half a century, depicting the epic structure with subtle feelings between the two males. Until Farewell, My Concubine (Ba Wang Bie Ji), not many people were aware that most members of…- 0
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The Boys from Fengkuei – 风柜来的人 – Chinese Movies
English name:Fengkuei-lai-te jen Broadcast time:April 19, 2002 Starring:黄渤 director:侯孝贤 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called The Boys from Fengkuei (风柜来的人fēng guì lái de rén). So let us have a brief introduction. The Boys from Fengkuei is a 1983 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien (侯孝贤Hóu Xiàoxián). Synposis Ah-Ching (Doze Niu) and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, Fengkuei, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city and of growing up. This is a very fabulous film. Plot Fenggui, a small island in the Penghu Islands, is a quiet fishing village. A group of boys graduated from high school and had no jobs, waiting for conscription. They were bored and watched operas, gambled, and fought bravely. Weng Aqing's father was a baseball player. Once he was hit on the head by a ball and became demented. He sat on a rattan chair at the door all day. When Aqing fed him, he only…- 0
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Tóu Mínɡ Zhuànɡ–The Warlords ~ Chinese Movies&TV
The Warlords--Tóu Mínɡ Zhuànɡ The Warlords(Chinese:投名状,Pinyin:Tóu Mínɡ Zhuànɡ), previously known as The Blood Brothers, is a 2007 epic war film directed by Peter Chan and starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The film was released on December 13, 2007 simultaneously in most of Asia, except Japan. Director: Peter Chan The film is set in the 1860s, during the Taiping Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty in China. The story, based on the assassination of Ma Xinyi in 1870, tells of three sworn blood brothers who eventually turn against one another due to the harsh realities of war and political intrigue. Andy Lau(L), Jet Li(M), Takeshi Kaneshiro(R) When asked why he chose to move away from his familiar turf of romance films, Director Peter Chan said that The Warlords is actually not a martial arts film at its heart, though it contains elements of the martial arts. He added that he had made a wish to make a film depicting men's affections after watching John Woo's 1986 film A Better Tomorrow over twenty years ago, and has now finally gotten the chance. His goal is thus to "lead [his] audience to reclaim [the same kind of passion]" as in A Better Tomorrow, which he said is lacking…- 0
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Shinjuku Incident – 新宿事件(2009) – Chinese Movies
English name:Shinjuku IncidentBroadcast time:April 2, 2009Starring:成龙(Jackie Chan)、吴彦祖(Daniel Wu)、竹中直人(Naoto Takenaka)、加藤雅也(かとう まさや)、徐静蕾、范冰冰director:尔冬升(Derek Tung-Shing Yee) Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 2009 Hong Kong action crime drama thriller film, Shinjuku Incident (新宿事件Xīnsù shìjiàn). It is written and directed by Derek Yee, and also produced by and starring Jackie Chan (成龙Chéng Lóng). The film was distributed by Chan's own film company, JCE Movies Limited (成龙英皇影业有限公司Chéng Lóng yīnghuáng yǐngyè yǒuxiàn gōngsī). It was stated in many press reports (新闻报道xīnwén bàodào) that the genre of the film would be closer to drama, Film director Derek Yee said, "People are too familiar with the image of a fighting Jackie Chan. It's time for him to move on to drama."In a recent interview, Chan himself describes the film as, "maybe one percent action. Heavy drama." The film was originally to be released on 25 September 2008 but was delayed to the first quarter of 2009. It premiered at the 2009 Hong Kong International Film Festival and was released on 2 April 2009 in Hong Kong. Plot The story takes place in the 1990s. A tractor worker Tietou risked his life to sneak to Japan and decided to find his girlfriend Xiuxiu who went to Japan with a Japanese orphan. He took refuge with his friend…- 0
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Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:霸王别姬 English Name:Farewell My Concubine, Ba Wang Bie Ji Other Names: 再见,我的妾, Adieu Ma Concubine Director: Chen Kaige 陈凯歌 Screenwriter: Lilian Lee 李碧华, Lu Wei 芦苇 Starring: Leslie Cheung 张国荣, Gong Li 巩俐, Zhang Fengyi 张丰毅, Ge You 葛优 Release Year:1993 Running time : 171 Minutes Brief Introduction of Farewell My Concubine Farewell My Concubine霸王别姬(Ba Wang Bie Ji) is a love literary film, adapted from Lilian Lee’s李碧华 novel of the same name and directed by Chen Kaige陈凯歌. Focusing on the joys and sorrows of the two Peking Opera actors for half a century, the film shows the thinking and understanding of traditional culture, people’s living state and human nature. In 1993, the film was released in mainland China and Hong Kong, China. Since then, it has been released in many countries and regions around the world, and broke the box office record of literary and artistic films in mainland China in the United States. As a benchmark work in the Chinese film world and a film enjoying world-class important honors, “Farewell My Concubine” has both epic pattern and cultural connotation. Under the background of profound Peking opera art, it shows the multifaceted and richness of people in the face of role…- 0
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