Sylvia Chang
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
Mandar
Description
A travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, light and landscape. King Hu rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s as a superb director of wuxia, a prevalent genre in Chinese-language film and literature built on ancient lore of swords, sorcery and chivalrous heroes. LEGEND...
2) Shuttle Life
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Qiang lives in the big city and struggles to take care of his mentally unstable mother and 5-year-old sister, Hui Shan. When a speeding car kills Hui Shan in an accident, Qiang is desperate to claim his sister's body. Unfortunately, he can't prove his relation with Hui Shan as she was never registered at birth. Qiang's mother is no help given her condition, so Qiang is forced to face this predicament on his own. Official Selection at the **Toronto...
Publisher
Cheng Cheng Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Director's CutThree youngsters lost in the countryside wait at a railway station called "Buddha Mountain" for a train without knowing if any will ever come. Alienated by society and their families, they move together into the home of a retired Peking opera performer. The carefree tenants and rigid landlady expose not only their conflicting lifestyles but also everyone's painful past. This reunion of China's prominent female filmmaker Li Yu and the...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Bi Gan follows up his knockout debut, *Kaili Blues*, with this noir-tinged stunner about a lost soul on a quest to find a missing woman from his past. Following leads across Guizhou province, he crosses paths with a series of colorful characters. When the search leads him to a dingy movie theater, the film launches into an hour-long, gravity-defying sequence shot that plunges its protagonist-and us-into a labyrinthine cityscape. Nominated for a Un...
5) In Our Time
Publisher
Digital Media Rights
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
The film that kickstarted the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, IN OUR TIME is a rebellious ode to youth in four vignettes of '80s teenage life. The film includes a rare, never-seen-before piece from the late Edward Yang (*A Brighter Summer Day*). Official Selection at the **New York Asian Film Festival.**
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