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The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of the Chinese mainland under the People's Republic of China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan.
May 28, 2014 · A Century of Chinese Cinema: an introduction. From the 1930s golden age via kung-fu and swordplay epics to new waves and the modern era, we introduce the five sections that make up our huge, four-month celebration of 100 years of filmmaking in China.
- The Goddess
- Street Angels
- Spring in A Small Town
- Yellow Earth
- Hibiscus Town
- Red Sorghum
- Raise The Red Lantern
- Farewell My Concubine
- The Blue Kite
- In The Heat of The Sun
“The Goddess” is a 1934 Chinese silent film directed by Wu Yonggang and starring Ruan Lingyu in the lead role. The film tells the story of a young mother who becomes a prostitute to support her son and the struggles she faces in society due to her profession. It is considered a masterpiece of Chinese cinema and a landmark in the career of Ruan Ling...
“Street Angels” is a classic Chinese film from 1937 directed by Yuan Muzhi. The film tells the story of a group of street children living in Shanghai during the 1930s, and their struggles to survive in the harsh and poverty-stricken environment of the city. The film follows the lives of three street children: Xiao Yun, Xiao Zhuang, and Xiao Hong, w...
“Spring in a Small Town” is a classic Chinese film released in 1948, directed by Fei Mu. The movie tells the story of a woman named Yuwen, who lives in a small town with her husband, a doctor who is suffering from a chronic illness. Their marriage is strained, and Yuwen feels trapped and unhappy in her mundane life. The arrival of her childhood swe...
“Yellow Earth” is a 1984 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. The movie is set in Shaanxi Province in 1939 during the Chinese Communist Revolution and follows the story of a soldier sent to the countryside to collect folk songs for the Communist Party. The film is notable for its striking cinematography, which captures the beauty of the rural lands...
“Hibiscus Town” is a Chinese movie directed by Xie Jin, and was released in 1987. The film is set in a small town in China during the 1950s, and follows the story of a young woman named Hu Yuyin, who marries a local communist official named Fan Peishen. The movie explores the impact of the Chinese Communist Revolution on ordinary people’s lives, an...
“Red Sorghum” is a 1988 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou, based on the novel of the same name by Mo Yan. The film is set in the 1930s in rural China and tells the story of a young woman who is forced into an arranged marriage with an older man and becomes the owner of a sorghum wine distillery. The film is known for its stunning cinematography,...
“Raise the Red Lantern” is a critically acclaimed Chinese film from 1991 directed by Zhang Yimou. The film is set in 1920s China and follows the story of a young woman named Songlian, who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man named Master Chen. The film explores the complex power dynamics and brutal rituals of the Chen household, where the wives...
“Farewell My Concubine” is a Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige and released in 1993. The movie is set in China during the mid-20th century and tells the story of two men, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, who are trained as Peking opera performers from a young age and become close friends and colleagues. The film follows their tumultuous lives as the...
“The Blue Kite” is a 1993 Chinese film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. The movie is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution and follows the story of a young boy named Tietou and his family as they struggle to survive during a time of political turmoil and upheaval. The film is notable for its powerful and emotionally charged storytelling, as w...
“In the Heat of the Sun” is a Chinese movie directed by Jiang Wen, and was released in 1994. The film is set in the summer of 1975, during the Cultural Revolution in China, and follows the story of a teenage boy named Ma Xiaojun, who spends his days with his friends exploring the city of Beijing and getting into mischief. The movie is based on the ...
Feb 27, 2019 · The history of Chinese cinema. Up until the 80s, Chinese cinema was an “eminent stranger” to the West…. Associated for a long time to a single genre – the one of martial arts, actually only really popular in Hong Kong – it revealed its true colours at the memorable 1985 Locarno Film Festival.
Oct 25, 2013 · The Chinese film industry has, over the last 100 years, struggled through invasion, civil war, and censorship. At times it has had money thrown at it and at other times has been completely shutdown. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how it has devel.
Dec 11, 2019 · A Brief history of Chinese cinema, from 1905 to the present day in 100+ films. Chinese cinema is the mirror of the history of China’s last 100 years.
Dec 11, 2019 · A Brief history of Chinese cinema, from 1905 to the present day in 100+ films. Cinema is a mirror of the events and the traumas of a country that has passed from the scarcity of resources, which had described its long history, to the sudden abundance within a few decades.
