Film1988The Heroine of Tianhu LakeSet in late Qing Dynasty, the heroine of Tianhu lake protects national treasure against foreign powers.Open details →
Film★ 8.01958Iron Bars and Blazing FireAbout the Chinese communists who fought boldly and selflessly against the Kuomintang.Open details →
Film★ 7.81957FamilyBased on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.Open details →
Film★ 8.01956Before the New Bureau Director ArrivesNiu, the chief of the general affairs section of a bureau, who goes to great lengths to renovate the director's office before the new director's arrival, yet dismisses and evades the more down-to-earth issues. When the director finally arrives, everything goes out of control.Open details →
Film★ 5.41955Dong CunruiThis war film tells the story of a martyr who gave his life in order to save his comrades. It pays tribute to Dong at the same time as it glorifies the communist revolution and provides a model hero for the audience to emulate.Open details →
Film★ 8.01957Unfinished ComedyTwo famous comedians from pre-Revolution days perform a series of sketches in a theatre for a group of Party cadres. The stage performances blend over into absurdist, self-contained fantasy episodes where the two comics allegorically parody Party propaganda and ideological orthodoxy.Open details →
Film★ 9.01955LandA small Chinese village. For centuries, here, as throughout the country, the working peasantry lived with the dream of owning land. They rose up against the landlords many times, but never achieved victory. And then the dream came true... Dramatic episodes from the life of this village show us how land reform was carried out.Open details →