3 Nov 1993 Director: Zhang Yimou China, Hong Kong 1991 125 min In 1920’s northern China, 19 year old Songlian, in order to spite her step-mother, agrees to become the fourth wife of an ageing clan leader. Determined to take control over her three rivals, Songlian feigns pregnancy. But it is the master who still… Continue reading Raise The Red Lantern
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Not One Less – Yi ge dou bu neng shao
5 March 5 2003 Director: Yimou Zhang China 1999 106 min A teacher in a remote mountain village in China must leave for a month. The only substitute the Mayor can find is a 13 year-old girl, Wei Minzhi. The teacher promises her an extra ten yuan if there is not one less student in… Continue reading Not One Less – Yi ge dou bu neng shao
Tian Zhu Ding – A Touch of Sin
21 Jan 2015 Director: Jia Zhangke Jia China 2013 133 min This film tracks four citizens of modern China. Each one tries to find peace and purpose in this enormous nation as outside forces conspire to grind them down. Dahai is a miner who is tired of local worthies enriching themselves. Zhou San is an… Continue reading Tian Zhu Ding – A Touch of Sin