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Ang Lee’s Film: Pushing Hands 父亲三部曲之一《推手》
Pushing Hands is a film directed by Ang Lee.Actually, it is a name for two-person training routines practiced in internal Chinese martial artsin Chinese,we say 推手(tuī shǒu) in Chinese. Released in 1992, it was Lee's first feature film. Together with Ang Lee's two following films, The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), it forms his "Father Knows Best" trilogy, each of which deals with conflicts between an older and more traditional generation and their children as they confront a world of change.《推手》是李安运用近代家庭变迁搭配细腻描述亲情互动,因而享誉国际的‘父亲三部曲’之第一部曲。1992年上映,是李安第一部特色电影。 The story is about an elderly Chinese t'ai chi ch'uan teacher and grandfather who emigrates from Beijing to live with his son, American daughter-in-law, and grandson in a New York City suburb. The grandfather is increasingly distanced from the family as a "fish out of water" in Western culture. The film shows the contrast between traditional Chinese ideas of Confucian relationships within a family and the much more informal Western emphasis on the individual. The friction in the family caused by these differing expectations eventually leads to the grandfather moving out of the family home (something very alien to traditional expectations), and in the process he learns lessons (some comical, some poignant) about how he…- 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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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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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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Chungking Express 重庆森林 – Chinese Movies
Chungking Express(重庆森林) is an romantic crime comedy-drama film produced by Zedong film company. Overview Chinese Name:重庆森林 English Name: Chungking Express Other Names: Chung King Sen Lin,Chungking Forest(literally) Director: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Screenwriter: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Starring: Brigitte Lin林青霞,Takeshi Kaneshiro金城武,Tony Leung Chiu-wai梁朝伟,Faye Wong王菲 Release Year:1994 Running time : 98 minutes Chungking Express 重庆森林 Brief Introduction of Chungking Express Chongking Express(重庆森林) is a romantic crime comedy-drama film produced by Zedong film company. It is directed by Wong Kar Wai and starred Lin Qingxia, Liang Chaowei(also starring in Infernal Affairs), Faye Wong and Takeshi Kaneshiro. On July 14, 1994, the film was released in Hong Kong. The film tells two love stories: an urban encounter between a lovelorn policeman and a mysterious female killer, and a love story between patrol 663 and a girl working in a fast-food restaurant. In 1995, the film won the best film award and best director award of the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot of Chungking Express Police He Qiwu(Takeshi Kaneshiro) is in lovelorn syndrome. One day, he passes by a blonde woman(Brigitte Lin) in the street, which is a killer. 56 hours later, the two met in a bar and spent the night together. On the morning when Wu’s feeling expired, he received…- 0
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The ideal city – 一座城池 – Chinese Movies
English name:The Ideal City Broadcast time:September 18, 2013 Starring:房祖名(Jaycee Chan)、王太利(Wang Terry)、黄瀞怡(Albee Huang)、刘岳、谢芳、杨地(TONYYOND) director:孙渤涵 Introduction "A City" is a youth love movie adapted from Han Han's novel of the same name, directed by Sun Bohan, and starring Jaycee Chan, Wang Taili, Huang Zongyi, Liu Yue, Xie Fang, Yang Di, etc. The film was released in mainland China on September 18, 2013. The film tells the story of Lin Xi, who dropped out of school, and fled from Shanghai to a town with his friend Jian Shu because of a gang fight. Jian Shu and Lin Xi lived in the Yangtze River Hotel and wandered around the city all day. Later, they met a new friend Wang Chao, and the three of them started a journey. Plot Because the computer in the dormitory was paralyzed by virus, "I", as a college student, met Uncle Jian, a senior who was good at repairing computers. After that, we had the idea of starting a business, but we took a crooked approach and ended up being expelled from school. Uncle Jian and I were idle, and after trying various ways to make money, we all failed. Then we hired elementary school classmates to help fight…- 0
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Ang Lee’s Film: Lust, Caution 李安的电影《色,戒》
Lust, Caution is an espionage thriller film directed by Ang Lee in 2007. It based on the novella of the same name published in 1979 by Chinese author Eileen Chang.《色,戒》是2007年由台湾导演李安所执导的一部剧情电影。改编自著名华人作家张爱玲于居于上海时所著的同名短篇小说。 In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhi's life is a front. A patriotic student radical, her mission is to seduce a powerful employee of the occupying government and lead him to the assassin's bullet. Yet as she waits for him to arrive at their liaison, Jiazhi begins to wonder if she is cut out to be a femme fatale and coldly take Mr. Yi to his death. Or is she beginning to fall in love with him? A passionate tale of espionage, deception and love, "Lust, Caution" is accompanied here by four further dazzling short stories by Eileen Chang.故事发生在第二次世界大战抗日战争期间的上海与香港。当时汪精卫于南京成立日本在华的傀儡政府,对抗重庆国民政府。故事描述一名大学话剧团里的年轻女团员,扮演贸易商的太太,密谋色诱并暗杀汪精卫政府的特务头目,双方在政治、权谋、性之间尔虞我诈的故事。《色戒》是张爱玲极少数用前卫手法探讨女性心理及情欲的作品。 Lust, Caution captured the Golden Lion from the 2007 Biennale Venice Film Festival, making Lee the winner of the highest prize for the second time in three years. When Lust, Caution was played in Lee's native Taiwan in its original full-length…- 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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Breaking the Willow – 凤冠情事(2003) – Chinese Movies
English name:Breaking the Willow Broadcast time:2003 Starring:张继青、王芳、 赵文林 director:杨凡 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Breaking the Willow (凤冠情事fèng Guān Qíng Shì ). So let us have a brief introduction. A documentary on the legacy of China’s traditional kunqu opera (昆曲Kūnqǔ ), BREAKING THE WILLOW tells the story of two Chinese women of different dynasty and society, and their personal link to a bejeweled Phoenix Tierra. Cui (崔Cuī ), a woman of humble background dreams her husband to gain her the Phoenix Tierra but when the dream comes true, it turns out to be too late. Hsiao Yu (霍小玉Huò Xiǎoyù), a beautiful songstress from a royal decent of the past dynasty, meets the First Scholar and falls in love. The day after their wedding, the husband is called for the frontier. The fallen Princess wears the Phoenix Tierra to bid him farewell with poets. The film is amazing and its director is also very famous in China. Plot In Breaking the Willow, tells the story of two Chinese women, of different dynasty & society, their personal link to a bejeweled Phoenix Tierra. Cui, a woman of humble background, who divorce her husband to marry again for comfort, who dreams her husband will gain title…- 0
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Legendary Amazons – 杨门女将之军令如山(2011) – Chinese Movies
English name:Legendary Amazons Broadcast time:November 18, 2011 Starring:张柏芝(Cecilia Cheung)、任贤齐(Richie Jen)、刘晓庆、郑佩佩(Pei-pei Cheng)、周海媚(Kathy Chau)、陈紫函(Emily)、金巧巧、于娜、刘冬(Alice Liu)、杨紫彤(Ashley)、大岛由加利(Oshima Yukari) director:陈勋奇(Frankie) Introduction Today, I'd like to introduce a Chinese film, Legendary Amazons (杨门女将之军令如山yángménnǚjiāng zhī jūnlìng rú shān)(2011).It is based on the stories of the Yang Clan Generals (杨氏将军Yáng shì jiāngjūn). The film is directed by Frankie Chan and stars Richie Jen, Cecilia Cheung, Cheng Pei-pei and Liu Xiaoqing. The film is based on the same source material as the 1972 Hong Kong film The 14 Amazons. Plot The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (宋朝Sòngcháo). The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia (西夏Xī Xià). Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pan refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang…- 0
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Adlon A Family Saga – 阿德龙大酒店
“Adlon. A Family Saga” is not only a chronicle of the times and portrayal of morals and customs set against the backdrop of Hotel Adlon; it is also a captivating and emotional drama, telling the tale of two families’ entwined fates throughout four generations. This epic three-part television event spans a historical arch, commencing with the planning of the first Hotel Adlon through to the official opening of the “second Adlon” in 1997. The biography of a fictional hotel guest, Sonja Schadt, forms the guiding thread which seamlessly links the three episodes, thus spinning a tale of almost 100 years of remarkable hotel history. 阿德龙大酒店,一个家族传奇。这不仅是一部以阿德龙大酒店为背景的“编年史”,同时也是一部令人着迷感动的戏剧,讲述着两个家族四代人交错的命运——从第一代阿德龙大酒店的创建,到1997年第二代阿德龙大酒店正式开张的全过程。该剧以一个酒店住客索尼娅•沙特为线索人物串起了大酒店近百年的非凡传奇。 -
Chinese Film: Spider Lilies – 刺青 – Chinese Movies
English name:Mandala / Spider Lilies Broadcast time:March 28, 2012 Starring:梁洛施(Nolasco Da Silva Luisa Isabella)、杨丞琳(Rainie Yang)、沈建宏(Kris Shen)、是元介(Jay) director:周美玲(Zero·Chou) Introduction Though critics have picked up on the Sapphic aspects of Spider Lilies(刺青 Cìqīng), the story has more important themes and motifs, such as love, loneliness, family and the lives of the weak and marginalized. Plot Jade(小绿 Xiǎolǜ) and Takeko(小竹 Xiǎozhú) are two young, troubled women, both haunted by their past, who are reunited by chance. Jade (Raine Yang), makes a living performing via webcam for online voyeurs, but her private life is occupied by memories of a kind-hearted friend who helped her through her lonely childhood. Meanwhile, this very girl, Takeko (Isabella Leong), makes a living as a reclusive tattoo artist. Takeko is haunted by the death of her father. The spider lily design that hangs on her parlor is a tattoo that was quite literally cut from the flesh on his back after he died while trying to save her younger brother from an earthquake. Takeko was away that night, on a date with her partner, and has never been able to forgive herself since. The style of the film, from the dialogue to the visuals, is delicate and clear. Director Zero Chou… -
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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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 Brighter Summer Day 牯岭街少年杀人事件(1991) – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:牯岭街少年杀人事件 English Name:A Brighter Summer Day Other Names: Youth Homicide Incident on Guling Street (literally) Director: Edward Yang楊德昌 Screenwriter: Hung Hung, Lai Ming-tang, Edward Yang, Alex Yang, Yan Hong-ya Starring: Chang Chen张震,Lisa Yang,Chang Kuo-Chu,Elaine Jin金燕玲,Wang Chuan,Chang Han Release Year:1991(Taiwan) Running time : 237min Brief Introduction of A Brighter Summer Day A Bright Summer Day is a film adapted from the real murder of teenagers in Taiwan. The film is directed by Yang Dechang and starred Zhang Zhen, Yang Jingyi, Zhang Guozhu, and Jin Yanling. The story tells the story of a homicide in Taiwan in the early 1960s. The film was released in Taiwan on July 27, 1991. other movies only released in Taiwan, China: A City of Sadness 悲情城市(1989) Plot of A Brighter Summer Day In Taiwan in the early 1960s, it seemed that everything was gray, and there was a dark smell in the turbid air. The mood of loss and despair shrouded the city. People from other provinces from all directions speak their strong accents, Shandong dialect, Shanghai dialect, Subei dialect, Sichuan dialect… wandering around the city. The families who fled to Taiwan with the army formed small villages called “dependents’ villages”. In such a city lived Xiao Si, Xiao…- 0
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As Tears Go By – 旺角卡门 – Chinese Movies
English name:As Tears Go By Broadcast time:June 9, 1988 Starring:刘德华(Andy Lau)、张曼玉(Maggie Cheung)、张学友(Jacky Cheung)、万梓良(Alex Man) director:王家卫(Wong Kar-wai) Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called As Tears Go By (旺角卡门wàngjiǎo kǎ mén). So let us have a brief introduction. As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong film that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai (王家卫Wáng Jiāwèi). Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller-time gangster friend out of trouble. Wong Kar Wai's debut feature As Tears Go By is a visceral, idiosyncratic gangster picture, a raw and stylish film that balances gritty realism with bold stylization, colorful imagery and rapid leaps into frenzied action sequences or hazy, drifting slow motion. Violence in this film erupts suddenly, its impact heightened by Wong's accelerated cutting, which signals the abrupt transition from ordinary reality to the bloody, brutal hyper-reality of the fight scenes. A fight scene at a pool hall is preceded by a slow, tense buildup as the inept Triad thug Fly (Jacky Cheung 张学友Zhāng Xuéyǒu) taunts a rival, mocking him by moving balls around on the pool table, brazenly cheating and essentially daring the…- 0
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The Bronze Swallow Terrace —铜雀台 ~ Chinese Movies
Title: The Bronze Swallow Terrace Directed by Zhao Linshan Written by Wang Bin Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Liu Yifei, Qiu Xinzhi Editing by Cheng Long Studio Changchun Film Studio Release date(s) September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) Plot: In the Gengzi year, the celestial phenomenon of "four stars in one" coincided, foreshadowing a change of dynasty. Cao Cao's (Chow Yun-fat) subordinates, especially his son Cao Pi (Qiu Xinzhi), hoped to take this opportunity to push Emperor Xian to the throne and Cao Cao to the throne; at the same time, the forces opposing Cao Cao also stepped up their actions. No one knew what kind of earth-shaking events would happen in the Han Dynasty when the four stars were in one. In Guanzhong, behind the prisoner camp of Ma Chao and Han Sui, the young man Mu Shun (Yu Muhong) and the young girl Ling Ju (Liu Yifei) were abducted by an iron cavalry and taken to a huge mausoleum for brutal training. They will be molded into iron-blooded dead soldiers to complete an ulterior and stunning mission. Five years later, Cao Cao burying Guan Yu and returning to Tongquetai (now Linzhang County, Handan City), Ling Ju appeared beside Cao Cao in a…- 0
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Chinese film: Kuiba魁拔
"Kuiba" is a domestic fantasy animation series directed by Wang Chuan and launched by Beijing Qingqingshu Animation Technology Co., Ltd. in 2011.The work revolves around the protagonist Manji and others, telling the story of how the heaven and earth work together to fight against the terrible abnormal life - Kuiba, which is born every 333 years in the imaginary world - Yuanyang Realm. Plot In 1664 in the Kuiba Era,the sixth generation of Kuiba revived.魁拔纪元1664年,第六代魁拔复活。 Jingxin, head of Anti-Kuiba League, made a detailed plan, leading the deities attacking Kuiba’s reviving place with the weapon Origin Point. Unfortunately, the deadly strike failed. Kuiba’s reincarnation fell into the body of a boy named Manji who was adopted by Sir Man, a knight-errant.魁拔司主神镜心经精确计算,带领众位天神对魁拔复活的所在地进行了元点打击,但致命一击并未成功,逃脱之后的魁拔被兽族妖侠蛮大人收养。 Under Sir Man’s guidance, young Manji who had no idea of Kuiba being inside of him, strove to practice Mai Art. He insisted on his practice and was eager to defeat all other strong opponents in order to win the Seal, the certification of his identity of a knight-errant.少年蛮吉在蛮大人指导下苦练脉术,锲而不舍地渴望战胜一切强大的对手、获得证明自己妖侠身份的纹耀。 At the same time, the Sacred Union issued an conscription order to both the heaven and the earth for exterminating Kuiba. “Exterminating Kuiba” became overnight the biggest slogan in Kuiba land…- 0
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A Chinese Ghost Story 倩女幽魂 – Chinese Movies
English name:A Chinese Ghost StoryBroadcast time:1986Starring:张国荣(Leslie Cheung)、王祖贤(JoeyWong)、午马director:程小东 Introduction "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a fantasy film produced by Tsui Hark, directed by Cheng Xiaodong, written by Pu Songling and Ruan Jizhi, and starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma, Wong Jing, and Lin Wei. The film was released in Hong Kong, China on July 18, 1987.The film is a remake of the 1960 Shaw Brothers film of the same name. It tells the story of Yan Chixia helping Ning Caichen to deal with the tree spirit grandma and helping the love between the scholar Ning Caichen and the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.In 1987, the film won the "Best Adapted Screenplay" at the 24th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for the "Best Film" at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1988. Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "A Chinese Ghost Story".A Chinese Ghost Story (Qiannv Youhun) is a 1987 Hong Kong ghost film starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong, produced by Tsui Hark, and directed by Ching Siu-tung. The plot was adopted from a short story of Qing Dynasty Writer Pu Songling’s Strang Stories from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai Zhiyi). The film is a classic…- 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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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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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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A City of Sadness 悲情城市(1989) – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:悲情城市 English Name:A City of Sadness Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien侯孝贤 Screenwriter: Chu Tʽien-wen朱天文,Wu Nien-jen吴念真 Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-wai梁朝伟,Sung Young Chen,Jack Kao高捷,Li Tien-lu李天禄 Release Year:October 1989 (Taiwan) Running time : 157min A City of Sadness 悲情城市 Brief Introduction of A City of Sadness “A City of Sadness” is directed by Hou Xiaoxian and starring Chen songyong, Liang Chaowei(also starring in Infernal Affairs ) and Xin Shufen. With the February 28 Incident as the background, the film tells the experiences and lives of the four Lin family brothers. The film was released in Taiwan on October 21, 1989. The film won the Golden Lion Award of the 46th Venice International Film Festival. Plot of A City of Sadness In 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. Since then, Taiwan has ended the “Japanese occupation period” and returned to the embrace of the motherland. Lin Wenxiong (Chen Songyong), the eldest son of Lin Alu’s (Li Tianlu’s) family in Keelung, Taiwan, is happy to have a son. The Lin family’s Yidanjian, which was run during the Japanese occupation, has now reopened. The Lin family has four brothers. The eldest Lin Wenxiong runs a business firm. The second brother originally opened a clinic. During the war, he was recruited to…- 0
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Movie-Fan Princess – 影迷公主 (1966) – Chinese Movies
English name:Movie-fan Princess Broadcast time:June 22, 1966 Starring:陈宝珠(Connie Chan)、吕奇、姜中平(Chung Ping Keung)、罗兰(HelenaLawLan) director:黄尧 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Movie-Fan Princess (影迷公主Yǐngmí Gōngzhǔ). So let us have a brief introduction. During the late 60s Connie Chan (陈宝珠Chén Bǎozhū) was the idol of Hong Kong’s “factory girls,” the young women who worked in the colony’s booming manufacturing industries. These women readily identified with Connie’s down-to-earth nature and can-do attitude. In Movie-Fan Princess she herself plays a factory girl who ends up becoming a movie star and being romanced by her screen idol played by Lv Qi (吕奇Lǚ Qí). Movie-Fan Princess was the first time that Connie was paired with Lv Qi, who would star as her leading man in 25 films over the next four years. Contemporary audiences are probably more familiar with the lampoons of Lv Qi than they are with the man himself. In this film, he plays a popular actor adored by Connie and all the other girls at the factory. Connie quickly loses her crush, however, when she finally sees him in person on the set of one of his films. He turns out to be quite the diva, demanding a break between each take to be pampered by three female…- 0
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