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Chenmo and MeitingChen-Mo, who illegally sells flowers in the street and Meiting, who works at a barbershop, are just two people living in the gutters of Beijing. They meet by chance and end up movi...
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Dance with Farm WorkersA fascinating documentation of an unconventional performance with the same name, involving actors, dancers and 30 farm workers from poorer regions of Sichuan province who now labor...
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FrozenWang Xiaoshuai′s second ′underground′ feature was shot in 1994, soon after The Days, but not post-produced until three years later. In the interim, the Chinese authorities enacted ...
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Gold FishShould I stay or should I go? The dilemma in the minds of many young Chinese found one of its sharpest definitions in cinematographer Wu Di′s debut feature as a director. It haunts...
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In ExpectationIn Expectation won the "New Currents Award′ at the 1st PIFF in 1996 and received critical acclaim for improving the quality of Chinese independent films during the mid 90s with the...
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Old MenThe landscape where a group of old people bathe in the sun under a wall is very ordinary in the residential areas of Beijing. Yang Lina suddenly stopped while passing by one. She t...
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32 Short Films about Glenn Gould