Chinese films

Overview Chinese Name：小城之春English Name： Spring in a Small TownDirector: Fei Mu费穆Screenwriter: Li Tianji李天济Starring: Wei Wei韦伟, Shi Yu石羽, Li Wei李纬Release Year：1948Running time: 93 min Spring in a Small Town 小城之春 Brief Introduction of Spring in a Small Town Spring in a Small Town (小城之春） is a feature film directed by Fei Mu and starring Shi Yu, Li Wei, Wei Wei, and Zhang Hongmei. The film tells the story of a married woman who meets her former lover again when her husband has been ill for a long time. The film was released in 1948. In 1995, it was selected as one of the 10 classic works in the 90-year history of Chinese films. In 2005, he was awarded first place in the Centennial top 100 films by the golden image award. At the same time, it was also rated 127 of the top 250 in film history by 846 film critics of the British film magazine Seeing and Listening (13 votes). Plot of Spring in a Small Town Spring in a Small Town Still-1 The story takes place in a small town in the south after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Another spring is coming. The…

Overview Chinese Name：春光乍泄English Name：Happy TogetherDirector: Wong Kar-wai王家卫Screenwriter: Wong Kar-wai王家卫Starring: Leslie Cheung张国荣，Tony Leung Chiu-wai梁朝伟，Chang Chen张震Release Year：1997Running time : 96 mins Happy Together Brief Introduction of Happy Together Directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Zhang Guorong, Liang Chaowei, and Zhang Zhen, the film was released in Hong Kong, China on May 30, 1997. The film tells the story of a pair of same-sex lovers who went to South America and stayed in Buenos Aires because they got lost. Then they broke up because of a series of contradictions. In 1997, the film was shortlisted in the official competition unit of the 50th Cannes International Film Festival, and Wong Kar Wai won the best director award of the 50th Cannes International Film Festival with this film. Tony Leung won the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards for best actor. Plot of Happy Together He Baorong （Leslie Cheung, also starring in Days of Being Wild) and Li Yaohui are a same-sex couple. They went to Argentina together. He Baorong bought an old desk lamp from the stall. The waterfall on the lampshade fascinated them. Finally, they learned that it was Iguazu waterfall, so they made an appointment to look for it together, but they…

Overview Chinese Name：牯岭街少年杀人事件English Name：A Brighter Summer DayOther 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-yaStarring: Chang Chen张震，Lisa Yang，Chang Kuo-Chu，Elaine Jin金燕玲，Wang Chuan，Chang HanRelease Year：1991（Taiwan）Running time : 237min A Brighter Summer Day牯岭街少年杀人事件 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…

Overview Chinese Name：功夫English Name：Kung Fu HustleDirector: Stephen Chow周星驰Screenwriter: Stephen Chow周星驰，Huo Xin霍昕，Chan Man-keung，Tsang Kan-cheungStarring: Stephen Chow周星驰，Danny Chan Kwok-kwan陈国坤，Yuen Wah元华，Yuen Qiu元秋，Huang Shengyi黄圣依，Bruce Leung梁小龙Release Year：2004Running time : 98min Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Brief Introduction of Kung Fu Hustle Kung Fu Hustle is an action comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, written by Stephen Chow, Zeng Jinchang, Huo Xin, and Chen Wenqiang, starring Stephen Chow, Huang Shengyi, Lin Zicong, Chen Guokun, Liang Xiaolong, Yuanhua, and Yuan Qiu. It was released in China on December 23, 2004. The film tells the story of a street gangster who turns into a generation of martial artists and a kind-hearted gangster who corrects his evil ways. Plot of Kung Fu Hustle The story takes place somewhere in southern China in the 1930s. The Mafia Axe Gang bullied the local market and bribed the local police to escape charges. A Xing (Stephen Chow) dreams of becoming a gangster all day, but he is not determined and does nothing. They had to pretend to be the ax gang and run to the slum of Zhulongcheng stronghold, which the gangs had no time to take care of, to extort some money. Unexpectedly, the common people of the Zhulong stronghold had unique…

Overview Chinese Name：阳光灿烂的日子English Name：In the Heat of the SunOther 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：1994Running 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 and making…

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.

"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：悲情城市English Name：A City of SadnessDirector: 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 the…

Chungking Express（重庆森林） is an romantic crime comedy-drama film produced by Zedong film company.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (卧虎藏龙) is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai.

Overview Chinese Name：让子弹飞English Name：Let the Bullets FlyOther Names: Rang Zi Dan FeiDirector: Jiang Wen 姜文Screenwriter: Jiang Wen 姜文，Guo Junli 郭俊立，Li Bukong 李不空Starring: Jiang Wen 姜文，Ge You 葛优，Chow Yun-Fat 周润发Release Year：2010Running time : 132 Minutes Let The Bullets Fly Brief Introduction of Let The Bullets Fly Let the Bullets Fly (simplified Chinese: 让子弹飞) is a 2010 action comedy film written and directed by Jiang Wen, based on a story by Ma Shitu (马识途), a famous Sichuanese writer. The film is set in Sichuan during the 1920s when the bandit Zhang (Jiang Wen) descends upon a town posing as its new governor. The film also stars Chow Yun-fat, Ge You, Carina Lau, Chen Kun and Zhou Yun. Let the Bullets Fly was originally to be released in September 2010 but was pushed back to December. Made in Mandarin and Sichuanese, the film broke several box office records in China, and has received critical acclaim, when it was released. Let the Bullets Fly grossed 674 million yuan (US$110 million) in Chinese box office and $140 million worldwide. Plot of Let The Bullets Fly In the lawless land that is rural China in the 1920s, legendary bandit “Pocky” Zhang (Jiang Wen) and his gang…

Overview Chinese Name：无间道English Name：Infernal Affairs，Wu Jian DaoDirector: Andrew Lau 刘伟强, Alan Mak 麦兆辉Screenwriter: Alan Mak 麦兆辉 , Felix Chong 庄文强Starring: Andy Lau 刘德华， Tony Leung 梁朝伟， Anthony Wong 黄秋生， Eric Tsang 曾志伟Release Year：2002Running time : 101 Minutes Infernal Affairs-无间道 Brief Introduction of Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs 无间道（Mou gaan dou) is a story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop. Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows a police officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer secretly working for the same gang. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. In 2003, the film won the best film award of the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards and the best film of the 40th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. With this film, Liang Chaowei won the best actor award of the 22nd Hong…

Overview Chinese Name：活着English Name：To LiveOther Names: Lifetimes, Lifetimes Living, Woot jeuk, 人生Director: Zhang Yimou 张艺谋Screenwriter: Yu Hua 余华, Lu Wei 芦苇Starring: Gong Li 巩俐, Ge You 葛优Release Year：1994Running time : 132 Minutes To Live 活着 Brief Introduction of To Live To Live 活着 （Huo Zhe） is a feature film produced by Times International Limited in 1994. The film is adapted from Yu Hua’s novel of the same name, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ge You and Gong Li. Set in the Chinese civil war and various political movements after the founding of People’s Republic of China, the film reflects the fate of a generation of Chinese people through the rough life of the hero Fu Gui. In 1994, the film won the Grand Jury Prize and the best actor award at the 47th Cannes International Film Festivall and is regarded as one of Zhang Yimou’s best works by some audiences and film critics. Plot of To Live This movie is set in the 1940s, and Fugui is the son of a landlord. After squandering his family’s fortune in gambling dens and brothels and the sudden death of his father, Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a…

Overview Chinese Name：霸王别姬English Name：Farewell My Concubine, Ba Wang Bie JiOther Names: 再见，我的妾, Adieu Ma ConcubineDirector: 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：1993Running time : 171 Minutes Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 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…