A Window on Asian Cinema
Twenty-Four EyesA young teacher named Oishi is appointed to a branch school on a remote island. The village elders are scandalized when they see her riding a bicycle to the school dressed in Western-style clothes,but the children adore her. Ms. O...
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Yellow ColtThe youngest son of Badam, a nomad family raising horses in the great plains of Mongolia, comes back home. He was adopted to his uncle when he was three but his uncle passed away. The boy Galt was in deep sorrow but soon had his h...
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Keening WomanThis is the second feature by Rita Hui, a female indie-film director of Hong Kong, who as a video artist, has been earnestly exploring the human mind. In this film, the mysterious communion between reality and spirit is explored, ...
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BendsThis debut feature by Flora Lau, a rising female filmmaker of Hong Kong, was invited to the 66th Cannes Film Festival for Un Certain Regard. Two cities, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, are the backdrop for the film. The daily lives of Mrs...
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Like Father, Like SonDirector Kore-eda Hirokazu relates the daily lives of modern Japanese society and a young father’s agony through Fukuyama Masaharu’s acting. Nonomiya, a construction company employee, is a householder, lacking nothing. Upon learni...
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Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita StoryThis film, made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Keisuke Kinoshita’s birth, condensed his view of art and life through the short period when he was away from the film world, instead of making a loud show of his professional...
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The NightingaleGrandfather lives in Beijing after leaving his hometown. For 18 years he has been taking care of his only friend, a nightingale. Although his son and his wife gained fortune and fame, they have become distant and they rarely talk ...
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Letters from the SouthA collection of 6 short films from assorted directors from South East Asia. Aditya Assarat‘s Now Now Now tells the story of two cousins, one Thai, one Chinese, and their reunion in Bangkok after not seeing each other for many year...
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Norte, the End of HistoryLav Diaz?famous for his epic running times, long takes and slow-paced stories?is back with a new feature inspired by Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. This epic about crime, guilt and salvation starts in a small village called N...
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Closed CurtainKamboziya Partovi and Jafar Panahi’s second project since Panahi’s governmental ban from all film related activities. The film begins in a villa by a quiet beach. A writer arrives with his dog and begins to write. Then one evening...