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Chinese Films
10/6/2005 16:02

BALLET OF TWO DANCERS
Synopsis: This story takes place at a small town in China with traditional architectural style and unsophisticated people. It is a tradition of this town that men should go out to earn money for his family. Degui, who goes to the North to find a job, marries a woman. Neighbors then call her Wife of Degui. Wife of Degui is beautiful and diligent, but unfortunately, she is barren and fail to give birth to a baby. With a hope of being a mama, she adopts a child in order to seek some happiness. But few days later, Degui dies in an accident. Every villager conceives that the adopted child is not propitious and therefore despises Wife of Degui and the child.
Although in adversity, Wife of Degui never gives up her hope. Neither does she desert her child. She called the little baby Xianxian, in the hope that one day she could dance like a fairy¡­Because of this she and her daughter go through numerous hardships.

UNIQUE LOVE
Synopsis: The deaf and dumb Zhu Xiang has good craftsmanship of cooking Tofu, and raised the adopted orphan Xiu Nu along. Although he is deaf and dumb, because the Tofu he cooked is good and received by nearby resident favorably, he lives simple and happy.
Zhu Xiang loves a blind girl, Hao Mei. Hao Mei loves Zhu Xiang too. They understand each other very much. However the love between them cannot be accepted by the society because of their disable, especially Hao Mei¡¯s elder brother Hao Liao. Hao Lian willfully forced Hao Mei to marry a lame who becomes rich from fruit buseness. From then on, Zhu Xiang is disheartened.
Hao Mei¡¯s life after marriage is not happy, and goes back to Zhu Xiang. Her husband, the lame, brings peoples to Zhu Xiang¡¯s home, and beat Zhu Xiang heavily. Xiu Nu is not satisfied with her father¡¯s love affairs with Hao Mei. She runs away from home and goes aberrant. Hao Mei feels responsibility for Xiu Nu¡¯s leaving and goes away. Zhu Xiang finds Xiu Nu and begs her to go home. Xiu Nu refuses. Zhu Xiang disappointedly walks in the traffic now. Xiu Nu rushes out to pull his father back. Unfortunately she is heavily wounded by the car and becomes the vegetable.
Zhu Xiang tries his best to raise money for Xiu Nu¡¯s treatment day and night. Many people offer warm help to him. Zhu Xiang writes them down. One day, Zhu Xiang accidently meets Hao Mei who makes a living as a performer. Hao Mei is now divorced and lives poverty-stricken. After she heard of Xiu Nu¡¯s story, she comes to hospital and takes care of Xiu Nu. She plays flute persistently to wake up Xiu Nu. Hao Lian is deeply moved and decides to support their marriage. God is moved by the efforts. Xiu Nu revives miraculously. They reunite happily.
With the help of Dept. of Civil Affairs, Hao Mei is going to treat her eye¡¯s illness. Before her leaving, she makes a sign language to Zhu Xiang¨CI love you.

THE COLDEST DAY
Synopsis: Xuezhi, a Beijing lawyer, discovers his wife is having an affair with a young man. Having suffered the bitterness of his parent¡¯s divorce, Xuezhi vows to save his marriage. At the same time, his wife, Xinmei, cannot make up her mind between her lover and her husband. Meanwhile, his client¡¯s wife, Xiao Bai Cai, after refusing to bail out her jailed husband, wants to divorce her husband as she comes to know Xuezhi more deeply.
Just as Xuezhi draws closer to Xiao Bai Cai, Xinmei decides to say good bye to her lover and return to the family. Now Xuezhi is facing the same dilemma as his wife once did.
For the sake of their little daughter, Xinmei proposes to sign a contract with Xuezhi to preserve their family for 15years. However, the lawyer finds that it is beyond his capability to draft a contact for his marriage.
This Winter Solstice is unusually cold.

ENCOUNTERS IN JUNGLE
Synopsis: ENCOUNTERS IN JUNGLE is a story about the experiences of Jiguang, Tianxiangm, Yunshi, A¡¯jiao, and Xue under the settings of war. It depicts their metal activities through love and sorrow, life and death. The value of life, the goodness of human nature, and peace are its themes. In the film, there is blood of heroes, chilly and beautiful flowers connotating love, etc.
The film is a breakthough in domestic market compared with others with the same subject matter. It abandons traditional motif, adopts a unique narrative style. There are no famous generals but ordinary soldiers. There is no majestic scenes, no visual impact of surging beacon. It is but a stroke of the naturalness, purity and instinct of several young people in the face of war, which seems to have transcend tradition but created an illusionary atmosphere of life and love.
In the summer of 1935, two soldiers in a certain scout company of the Red Army survive the ambush of Kuomintang army. Both of them underwent life and death, love and sorrow.

SILENT MOUNTAINS
Synopsis: Guozhi Zhou was a civil servant in civil administration office in the southwest China where it is extremely cold and the air is thin. His work was to build houses for those who lived in thatched cottages. As the new year was coming, he bought a second-hand auto camera from the handicapped worker Yu. To build housese for those villagers, Guozhi had to take pictures and register those who need new houses, allocate funds and find manpower. His son always wanted to use the camera, but Guozhi didn¡¯t allow him to touch it for the camera is for his work but not his for the entertainment. Guozhi knew by accident that he had a cancer. But he kept his illness to himself and worked even harder. At last, Guozhi passed away in his own home.
Facing the camera, a family picture was eventually taken with Guozhi¡¯s son holding the portrait of his late father.

BEAUTIFUL LAND
Synopsis: In the charming prairie in western China, an elderly Kazak with his family lead a traditional nomadic life. Although they are busy daylong, they feel quite and gentle.
Because of love, a black courser carried with a girl breaks into their life. Thus, a fatal crisis takes place in the old man¡¯s life. His son will leave for the far-away city from the prairie. In order to press his son to stay, the old man decides to give all his belongings to his son and expects his vidual eldest daughter-in-law to marry his youngest son. However, the heart of the young man seems to be the clouds in the sky which cannot be ascertained. Thus, a wrestle between the city and the prairie to strive for the son unwrapped secretly in the old man¡¯s mind and in the tranquil prairie. QIXIA Temple 1937The story is based on a true event. After the invading Japanese army occupied Nanjing city on October 13th 1937, they made a massacre in the city. In order to protect refugees and Chinese soldiers, monks of Qixia Temple under the guide of Master Jiran created a refugee asylum and aftercared over 24 thousand refugees. In the process of being against Japanese army, many monks of Qixia Temple were killed by invaders. The death didn¡¯t scare our heroes. They helped refugees, meantime, they also helped Chinese soldiers cross the River and sent film, which records the inhuman behavior of invaders out of Nanjing. Although these monks have no arms, they still fought bravely, without the consideration of their own safety. And they wrote letters to expose Japanese army¡¯s enormities, holding the belief of leniency. At last, the just conquered the vice. These Chinese monks succeeded in protecting their ancient temple and 24,000 refugees. The film tells us an unknown story, promoting humanitarianism and patriotism.

FOR A PEACEFUL LIFE
Synopsis: The film portrays the judicial assistant of the village - Hou Jianying. He serves the people heart and soul all the time. He places himself in the grass roots, takes the interests of the whole into consideration with no thought for his own safety. He is conscientious to protect the welfare of the common people and maintain the social stability. He endures all kinds of hardships and exerts his utmost effort to solve people's problem. He carries out the propaganda and education of the rule of law and virtue.

FULL MOON OVER LIANGZHOU
Synopsis: This is a history film of Minority nationalities. It happened in Tibet in 1629 and showed the peace and unit of motherland.
BC 1247, Kuo Duan the king Mongolia hope the peace and unit and led the army to fight, sending the ambassador. Dao Na Ba and his daughter to invite SaBan, Tibet eminent monk to talk.
The eminent monk received the invitation and forbore the fighting, having "the unit in Lianzhou". From then on, it belonged to China and ended up the war, and realize the unit of Tibet, Mongolia and Han.

"Dongfang Shenzhou"
On 15th October 2003, the "Shenzhou" airship, which was developed by Chinese scientists, sent a Chinese astronaut, Liwei Yang, to the outer space. This is the first time in Chinese space development history.
The film is a documentary film which records the whole process of Chinese scientists developing the airship and their efforts and struggles.

GUNMEN
Synopsis: Hao Bing and Xiao Cong are new soldiers of armed police force. After three months' training for new soldiers,they are sent to "sharpshooter No. five company" of a far-famed No. five detachment of a certain detachment simultaneously, which has honorable history and countless legends. With completely different dreams and attitude towards their new post, Hao Bing and Xiao Cong go through various adversities. Despite it, they never really give up their dreams. Once, during a task to save the captives,Hao and Xiao work together to achieve their aim. Hao Bing and Xiao cong finally feels that they have found the purpose of life...

GOING HOME
Synopsis: This film is about a story that a rural laborer meets a newly-appointed secretary of the municipal Party committee. Later, they get to know each other and become friends in adversity. One is a rural laborer who cannot return home because the government defaults their wages, the other is a poor secretary of the municipal Party committee who is rather worried about his sick daughter. The several hour's meeting changed their fate - the secretary gives the operation fee to the rural laborers as their wages; the rural laborer with a fatally disease decides to contribute his cornea to the secretary's daughter. It is a moving film which vividly and plainly exhibits the glittery points in the personalities in two Chinese different social classes. 38¡æReturning from the airline, the beautiful air hostess Xiao Yue goes back home and orders a takeout. The Post-graduate student Zhao Xiaotian who studies History works part-time in a restaurant. It is right now his turn to get the food for Xiao Yue. Unexpectedly, a SARS suspect is found in the apartment where Xiao Yue lives, and Zhao Xiaotian has to stay at Xiao Yue's home. Originally complaining and quarreling with each other, Xiaotian and Xiao Yue gradually love each other.


MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS
Synopsis: Guo Yimin, the heroine, has been married for seven years and has a happy family of three. On her way to Xiamen where she was to spend a holiday, she picked her luggage by mistake and thus came across Zhong Xiaoliang, a successful man. From misunderstanding to acquaintance, they came to like each other. Guo was hospitalized because of food poisoning. She gratefully felt the meticulous tending of Zhong when she was in hospital and when Zhong was courting her, she began to have affection for him unconsciously. The extramarital affair occurred, and Guo had to deal with the relationship between marriage and love, family and lover, as well as ethics and responsibility...

ROMANTIC GIRL
Synopsis: It's a universally knowledge that a beautiful girl is more likely to dream of wealth and can take all measures to marry a rich man. Xiaoxiao Cen is such a girl. She is very beautiful, romantic and full of imagination. On the contrast, Qin Xiang, Cen's sister, has a very opposite view against her sister's. For Qin, love is pure and only composed of true feelings. The film reflects the conflicts between these two different views. It is a fortune that a girl is beautiful while it may also be a disaster if the beautiful girl use it wrongly.

BIG CHILD AND LITTLE PRINCES
Synopsis: Youyou, a four-year-old girl, is fed up with the piano class and dancing class that her mother arranges for her, but she has a special affection to Peking Opera which her aunt specializes in. Under the instruction of her aunt and Uncle Si Lei, Youyou participates in the National Peking Opera Amateur Cotnest and unexpectedly wins the golden medal.
Facing the fact, Youyou's mother finally find her mistakes in educating and nurturing child. This also leaves a question for all of the mothers under the world: How to appropriately education the children?


RED BANDEROLE
Synopsis: Xiao Gang lost his parents when he was a baby. He lived with his grandma on a red band. Xiao Gang likes writing poems and Dong Ni has always liked him since she was a little girl. Shan Shan is a worker in Liaohe Oil Field, who was very talent. Once, her father died for protecting national property, then, she lived with her mother. Tian Hou is a manager of a bridal shop. He is pursuing Shan Shan.
Tian Hou and Shan Shan came cross several thieves and involved in the battle. Xiao Gang came to help in time but unfortunately was hurted. In the essay competition, both Shan Shan and Xiao Gang won prizes and their relations became closer. Dong Ni was sad. Her father went to see Xiao Gang and he saved Shan Shan, who was beated by the thieves. Anyhow, Dong Ni's father died on his way home because of losing too much blood, while Shan Shan lost her eyesight for a short period of time.
Tian Hou and Dong Ni wanted to do something for Shan Shan and Xiao Gang, so they organized a security team protecting the red band.
On the day when Shan Shan got her eyesight again, she found so many red banderoles...

ELECTRIC SHADOWS
Synopsis: This film is set in the background of a little town in the northwest of China in the seventies and eighties which reveals the happiness and sadness of a common family and their addiction to films. Mao Dabing and Jiang lingling spent most of their time watching the outdoor movies in their childhood. At that time, almost everybody has a craze for movies. The outdoor movies had provided the people, especially the two kids----Dabing and Lingling with numerous dreams and happiness. However, the tragedy happened. Lingling took her little brother to watch movie, but an accident caused his life. Sorrow pains drove Lingling's parents crazy and they both began to hate their own daughter. Lingling could no longer stand this and finally leave on her own. Years past. When Dabing become a mature man , he encounters Lingling by accident. The sweet memories of the past have been waken and Lingling finally goes back to her old mama and papa.

A BRIGHT MOON
Synopsis: Li Shutong was born in a rich and powerful family in Tianjin. When he was young, Li Shutong pursued the inside information of Chinese culture, had great compassion Chinese suffering, created Motherland Song which spreads across China.
He had a good command of music, poems, seal cutting, calligraphy, painting and performing. He was a gifted person with worry and concern. He always placed himself in the amorous feelings. He related with actress - Yang Cuixi, singer - Jin Wawa and courtesan - Li Pingxiang with artistic affairs. Li Shutong entered Shanghai Nanyang College. His teacher is Cai Yuanpei. He had a wide learning and studied the law intensively. He organized Shanghai Institute with Huang Yanpei to propagate the advanced thoughts. When he brought his mother's coffin back to Tianjing, Li Shutong was against outmoded conventions and customs and adopt a western funeral. He played the piano and sang the threnetical song himself. After the funeral, Li shutong went to Japan.
In Japan, Li Shutong learned to painting, to creat music and drama. He initiated the periodical Music Magazine and the organization of Chunliu Society. He falled in love with a Japanses girl and soon married her.
Li Shutong returned to China six years later. He edited the supplement of Pacific Newspaper. After the newspaper office stopped publication, he created a lot of excellent songs with the representative of Departure. In addition, he introduced western painting into the art lesson. He cultivated many good students including Feng Zikai and Liu Zhiping. In this period of time, Li Shutong had great interest in Buddhism. Then he decided to leave his friends, students and wife to escape into Buddhism. He pursued his studies and roamed around. Li Shutong's life was closely linked with patriotism, culture and art.

PEACH BLOSSOMING
Synopsis: Wuhan, a densely populated city by the side of Yangtze River, 1970's. Graduated from high school, Xingzi goes to work at a railway cargo yard, there she knows Xi, a smart boy came from a "Right wing" family, they fall in love with each other. The college entrance examination is resumed; Xingzi and Xi prepare for the examination together. Just before the exam, Xi flinched because the obstacle made by his "political" background; the quarrel with Xingzi only doubles his suffering. Once drunken for a misunderstanding, Xi indulged himself to a lustful night with the "cargo yared beauty". Xingzi is matriculated in a college, and a new chief promotes Xi. Xi declared his love to Xingzi, but she cannot forgive him for his disloyal, so she refuses him again and again. Despairing Xi accepted a tragic marriage, drinking days off, he suffers cancer soon. Xi wants to see Xingzi the last once, but she is on her honeymoon journey. Will the tortured sweeties accompany each other through on his last day?

THIS UNUSUAL VACATION
Synopsis: During the summer holidays you're just supposed to have fun. That's exactly what Panxing, Huo Da and Jin Bao want to do. The friends can't wait to horse around down by the river. Yet then, in their impetuosity, they cause a serious accident in which an old man not only loses his bucket of fish, but also his memory.
At first this seems quite practical, since it means the old man can't remember what happened to him and how the boys were involved in his mishap. But little by little the three realize that no matter how hard they try to repress and cover thing up, they still have a bad conscience. After a distressing period in which the friends are also worried about being exposed as the culprits, they have no alternative but to take the bull by the horns and accept the consequences.
At the end of their holidays, Panxing, Huo Da and Jin Bao have not only had a lot of fun but have also learned a few things they would never have learned at school. The director is not, by any means, trying to lecture anyone in this film, but wants to tell a profound and moving story about a summer adventure in provincial China.

JOYOUS
Synopsis: The story happens in a village on Zhujiang Delta in Guangdong Province.
Gui Shu and A Xiu were a couple and departed because their characters are too strong. A Xiu believed that a woman can do whatever man can do and she wants to prove that. Gui Shu is a man with traditional ideas about women. They quarreled a lot also they loved each other. Neither of them want to speak out their love for each other first.
The film is ended with these two people married.

Qian Gua
Synopsis: A snowy winter, an old couple who lived in the steppe of clan of Kazakhstan kept and raised a Chinese¡¯s abandoned baby. Accompany with everybody¡¯s care, the boy, Hai Lati, has grown up gradually. When he knows that he is adopted, he wishes to see his own parents who never been met eagerly. One day, Hai Lati leaves without saying goodbye. The grandmother is covered with heavy snow when looking for him. Hai Lati finally returns to the city to look for his parents by finding the secrets in a dusty parcel. He wants to bring them back to the steppe to live with grandpa together, but because of various reasons, it can not be true. Facing the strange city, the steppe and kindly faces of people living in the steppe often come to his mind. In the end, he returns to the steppe that brings him up¡­

GOLDEN BOW
Synopsis: Dingduo was a little girl. Her parents were working in a military high-tech unit at Malan in Xinjiang. There were malan flowers all around. But they lived a hard life there. After Duo's birth, she was sent to Hangzhou to live with her grandmother.
When she was going to go to school, she was sent back to Hangzhou again to live with her grandmother. She felt so lonely among her schoolmates in the primary school.
In Xichang satellite launching base, Dingduo received a letter from Tibet from a women soldier called Lin Nan who met her on the airplane. Lin Nan sent her a golden bowknot, saying that it should be sent to a brave and strong child, because this bowknot was sent across the Himalayas, and "it's a golden bowknot that flew a longest distance across a highest peak on the world."

LIFE TRANSLATED
Synopsis:  A sixteen-year-old Chinese girl travels across the ocean to Britain along and experiences the different life in a foreign country. No matter the youth is cruel or nice, she spends the nicest time in her life in Britain. She enjoys the love, friendship and the unique charm of the Europe. As a sixteen-year-old Chinese girl, these experiences seem to be a dream for the teenagers in China.


ZHANG SI DE
Synopsis: Zhang Side was one of Mao Zedong's guards in Yan'an during 1944. He was a simple and kindhearted young man of principles. He lost his life charcoal making among the Ansai Mountains when the kiln collapsed upon him. It was at his memorial ceremony that Mao Zedong delivered his famous speech " To Serve the People".


THE STORY OF DUNZI
Synopsis: When Dunzi is 15 years old, he experiences so much: Everything is different from before.
For the first time, he encounters the embarrassment based on sex differences; and he starts to have fantasies about one of his teachers, the beautiful and mature Siqi. Most of all, he receives a major blow when his friend Weihua hurts someone because of a girl.
At 15, Dunzi is having a lot of growing pains. And he learns a lot from his friendship with Laogen at the photo studio...

THE PINING LOVERSTHE
Synopsis: PINING LOVERS tells a love story between two young people and their rugged path in pursuit of love. Dai Wenqi is a popular actor in a Chinese opera troupe in Shangxi in the fifties and sixities. Qian Zi, a beautiful and smart village girl who once goes to watch the opera is enchanted by Dai Wenqi. She begins to appreciates him, even loves him secretly. In order to make acquaintance with her adoring star, Qian Zi follows the route of the opera troupe despite the strong opposition of her parents. Through various difficulties, Qian Zi finally finds Wenqi. However, Wenqi is in danger that time. Qian Zi saves Wenqi's life without saying anything. 40 years later, Wenqi finally knows the truth and he decides to look for Qian Zi...

SUFFOCAFION
Synopsis: A single traffic incident results in a real life accidental crime.
One day, Shen Xiao goes home after two o'clock in the morning. In an effort to stop his wife's angry rebuke, he muffles her voice, first with his hand placed over her mouth; then he places a pillow over her face. The woman's yelling dies down but, unfortunately, she stops breathing. Shen Xiao becomes panic stricken. To avoid punishment, he plots a scheme to cover up the evidence. However, his neighbor, an aged psychiatrist, raises so many questions that Shen Xiao feels that she's spying on him all the time. Still, every slightest change in the house frightens him.

HUAYAO BRIDE IN SHANGRI-LA
Synopsis: Fengmei is a Hua Yao Yi minority girl. She is as beautiful as the flowers but as wild as the mountains. Her fianc¨¦, Along, is the training coach of the village girls' dragon dance team where she tries to become a member. Fengmei soon becomes the 'dragon head' to lead the dance. She is always full of ideas, and sometimes even drives Along mad. Along, in his fury, returns Fengmei's engagement gift: an embroidered waist belt, to indicate the end of their relationship. Fengmei is shocked and upset and she runs away. The heartbroken and drunk Along jumps up the roof of his house and starts to dance the family dragon head dance.

DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC
Synopsis: This is the story about a group of high school students of differing personalities and how the school adopts a wiser way of education.

A LEGEND OF SHENNONGJIA
Synopsis: In the mountains of Shen Nong Jia in the west of China's Hubei Province, there are abundant natural resources and a thousand stories of the mystic 'Big Foot'.
One day, during their search for the mysterious creature, a bio-engineering scientist Shang Siyuan observes a moving shadow behind a tree trunk. Curiosity drives him to step away from his team and he vanishes in the thickness of woods...

CHINA FLOWER
Synopsis: With a piece of porcelain as a clue, this film reveals a story in three different space and time. Through bewilderment of identities, delusion of love, distortion of humanity, life is as transient as a fleeting cold, but the porcelain remained in the long river of time, tranquil and serene...
The main actor Yang Fang plays three different characters in three times: In Yuan Dynasty, Yang Fang is a master in making porcelain; In Qing Dynasty, Yang Fang is a returned student who is concerned about his country and people but find no chance to achieve his dreams. In modern times, Yang Fang turns into a hypocrite. But he make the actress' heart thumped...

THE WORLD
Synopsis: The dazzling new film from acclaimed director Jia Zhangke focuses on a young dancer, her security-guard boyfriend and others who work at World Park, a bizarre theme park where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the Beijing suburbs. Lavish daily shows are performed amongst replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Pyramids and even the Twin Towers. However the real-life problems and sufferings of this young generation are only put into relief by this facade of cosmopolitanism and Chinese "modernisation".

HANDS IN THE HAIR
Synopsis: The film tells a special love story, which reflects the conflicts between the love and family. Aini is a young Shanghainese woman who has a husband but falls in love with a barber, A Hua. She has to deal with this abnormal relation very carefully and she feels painful. Finally, she makes her mind to leave her family behind and live with her lover. But she doesn't get the happiness she hopes, because A Hua leaves to chase for money and fashion.

LABOUR'S LOVE
Synopsis: Zheng, the fruit seller is in love with the daughter of his neighbor the doctor, but the good doctor won't let him marry her unless Zheng finds him more patients. With some creative carpentering, Zheng sets about augmenting the doctor's income. In the end, Dr. Zhu marries his daughter to Zheng.

HERO IN RED
Synopsis: Sangcun, a peaceful and small village, is unfortunately invaded by a brutal troop. Thus, the villagers have to run away from their hometown. Yungu, a beautiful girl, is caught by the troop. The lascivious leader of the troop, Jin Zhiman, intends to seize her. At the very moment, a knightly old man named Baiyuan saves Yungu. Yungu thus requests Baiyuan to instruct her in martial arts. Baiyuan agrees and gives Yungu a new name--Hongxia.
Jin Zhiman later targets at Qionger, the daughter of Yungu's neighbour Xie Jinzhang. Jin Zhiman claims that Xie Jinzhang goes and seeks refuge with the "enemy", and he threatens Qionger to obey his obscene demand. In order to save her father, Qionger can't help but follows him. Unexpectedly, Xie Jinzhang is still sent to death. At the last minute of the execution, Hongxia turns up...

Spring Silkworm
Synopsis: It is a good time to raise silkworms after the Qingming Festival. Like others, Lao Tongbao and his family are working day and night to guard the silkworm chrysalis. Lao Tongbao is very superstitious and has a lot of taboos. In Lao Tongbao's eyes, his little son Duoduo is the "black sheep" of the family, for he is completely against his father's superstions. He even makes friends with the woman Hehua who is regaded to be unlucky, just because she used to be a servant in the town and when she returns, her husband's silkworm chrysalis are damaged. Duoduo dosen't believe this, he still keeps in touch with Hehua. His behaviour irritates Lao Tongbao and as a result he is not allowed to talk to her. Hehua gets angry and secretly walks into Lao Tongbao's silkworm house in order to bring bad luck to them. However, this action doesn't bring what it expects, the silkworm chrysalis grow very well. at this moment, the Japanese troop invads Shanghai, and everywhere is in chaos. Silkworms can no longer be sold out. Because of this, Lao Tongbao gets ill...

THE GODDESS
Synopsis: The prostitute struggles in the whirlpool of life. In the streets of the night, she is a lowly prostitute. When she holds her child up, she is a saintly mother. Between these two lives, she has shown her formidable character.

SONG AT MIDNIGHT
Synopsis: This film is the first Chinese film with terrible characteristics, and it focuses on the theme of anti-feudal and anti-oppress. In the film, the famous actor Song Danpin falls in love with the wealthy girl Xiaoxia. Danpin's face is damaged by another man who is also in love with Xiaoxia, he is claimed dead. On the other hand, Xiaoxia is out of her mind when she hears of Danpin's death. Afterwards, with the help of an troupe, Danpin takes his revenge. Being regarded as a devil, he is eventually forced to jump off the building...

LIGHTS OF TEN THOUSAND HOMES
Synopsis: The story takes place in Shanghai after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Hu Zhiqing is clerk who works in a small trade company. At that time the inflation is out of control,and in order to support the family, Zhiqing must work really very hared. Furthermore, Zhiqing's mother and litter brother come to live with Zhiqing. That brings new burden for Zhiqing and his wife. Zhiqing's mother and wife inevitabley have contradictions. What makes things worse is that Zhiqing lost his job at the time that the family members all need money urgently: the mother wants to buy tickets to go back to the country and the wife needs money after misbirth. But this isn't the end, something even worse is waiting for Zhiqing...

HOTEL IN DARK
Synopsis: Shanghai in the old time. "Wen's Hotel" is a place where live kinds of people who are living at the bottom of the society: a prostitute whose husband lives on her, a widow who has lost 3 husbands, a wash-up opera actress, a working-hard for debts man, a young and pride theif...
The owner Master Wen is a black-hearted man, who has affairs with all kinds of tricks. His wife Sai Guanyin is a hot woman, who is eager to get away from such a depressing life with Master Wen. Shi Xiaomei, a pure-hearted girl, is the sister of Sai. She is in love with the theif, the former lover of Sai. As a result, Sai treats Xiaomei badly and plans to sell her after she poisons his husband Master Wen...

SPRIGNT IN A SMALL TOWN
Synopsis: In a small town in Jiangnan, the doctor Zhang Zhicheng encounters his friend Dai Liyan. they haven't seen each other for a long time. What astonishes Zhang is that Dai's wife turns out to be his first love. Through a torturous struggle between sense and sensibility, Zhang eventually go away alone.


THE FAMILY
Synopsis: The story is set after the revolution of 1911, there is a bureaucrat landlord family - Mansion Gao. Mr. Gao, the master of the mansion, is autocratic and stubborn. Jue Xin, the eldest grandson, is honest but weak. He falls in love with Mei, but he is forced to marry Li Ruijue. Jue Min and Jue Hui, Jue Xin's brothers, take an active part in the patriotic movements and thus become the sworn enemy. Jue Hui loves the servant-girl Mingfeng, however, Feng Leshan insists to make Mingfeng his concubine. Mingfeng refuses, takes her own life in the river. Mr. Gao appoints grandniece of Feng Leshan to be Jue Min's wife, on the other hand, Jue Min has been in love with Qin for a long time. In the encouragement of Jue Hui, Jue Min leaves his home. Ke An, Ke Ding, sons of Mr. Gao are both debauchees who always make trouble. Then there happens the fight for the properties, Mr. Gao died from the indignation, concubine Chen forces RuiJue to have childbirth in the village, later Ruijue died because of the dystocia. After all these series of things, Jue Xin eventually awakens, Jue Hui resolutely breaks away from the family and joins in the revolutionary.

THE NEW YEAR'S SACRIFICE
Synopsis: In a certain village in the east of Zhejiang Province, Xianglinsao goes to be a servant in the Lus in order to escape from her mercenary marriage. Before long, the husband's family find her and force her to marry a poor farmer. However, Xianglinsao and the poor farmer lead a happy life and she bears a baby. Unfortunately, her husband got sick and died, her child is bitten by the wolf, leaving her a miserable life with heavy debts. Xianglinsao can do nothing but goes and seeks refuge in the Lus again. At this moment, the lus considers her to be unlucky and drives her out of their family. Xianglinsao, without child and work, is out of her mind, wandering in the street...

FIVE JIN HUA
Synopsis: Jinhua, the vice-president of some people's commune in Dali, went to the "Sanyue Street" with a group of girls. They meet some difficulties on their way and get the help from Apeng. After Apeng wins the champion in the horse race, Jinhua and Apeng exchange tokens beside the Hudie Spring. They agree that they will meet on the foot of Mount Cang in March next year. When the time comes, Apeng keeps his appointment in due time. Unexpectedly, he meets four "Jinhua". After a series of misunderstanding, he finally finds Jinhua beside the Hudie Spring who has been the vice-president of the people's commune.
The film tooks Apeng finding Jinhua as a clue to connect a series of interesting stories. It represents the colorful lives and energetic spirits of the five "Jinhua" who works at different posts. It also shows us the moving and pure love between Apeng and Jinhua.

SLAVE
Synopsis: Qiangba's family are slaves from generation to generation. After the early death of Qiangba's parents, he becomes to be the slave of the serf owner, Wangjie. Facing the humiliation, Qiangba never opens his mouth to talk.
When the PLA(the Chinese People's Liberation Army) goes into the Xizang Autonomous Region, the grown-up Qiangba goes to see the PLA men with his owner Langjie. Qiangba throws Jielang off the horse deliberately. Qiangba does not got any punnishment because of the presence of the PLA. Afterwards, Jielang intends to kill Qiangba, but Qiangba is saved by Gesang, a blacksmith. On Qiangba and Landuo's way to look for the PLA, they meet Langjie. They cannot help but jump into the river. Landuo is saved by the PLA and Qiangba is caught by Langjie. After langjie's rebellion is shattered into pieces, he wants to flee abroad with Qiangba. They fight on their way and Qiangba is saved by the PLA at the last minute. The serfdom is finally overthrowed. When Qiangba meets Landuo, Qiangba is so excited that he opens his mouth to talk. The silent man eventually speaks what he wants to say.

EARLY SPRING
Synopsis: In 1924, Xiao Jianqiu, a hesitating younster who is pursuing the truth of reformation, teaches in the Furong town. In order to help the Wensao, the widow of
his late classmate, and her children, Xiao Jianqiu takes the responsibility of taking after them with no thought for the rumor. On the other hand, Taolan, the
sister of the principal who is an undergraduate, is away from school for the illness. She is depressed and nearly became the wife of the richest man in this
town. Xiao helps her to seek the youth and her future back. Gradually the two falls in love...

Ke Ke Xi Li:The Mountain Patrol
Synopsis: Meaning "Beautiful mountains; beautiful maidens" in Tibetan, KE KE XI LI is the relentless, harsh mountainous plateau in China's interior west just at the border of Tibet. Together with the splendorous scenery comes ferocious snowstorms and treacherous quicksand. It's these forces of nature that eventually brought peril to a troop of voluntary mountain patroller in the pursuit of poachers of the near-extinct Tibetan antelopes during the mid 90s.
Led by indefatigable leader Ritai, these volunteers from all walks of life shared a common passion, there fervent love of the lordly Tibetan antelopes and hence their furious hatred of the ruthless poachers.

The Foliage
Synopsis: Summer,1974. On her way back from family visit in the Kunming province, young female intellectual Xing-yu meets the man she won't forget for the rest of her life: young rebellious intellectual Si Mong.Xing Yu's childhood friend and lover Yuan Ding Guo is the leader of her
platoon. At the busy Red Post Town market, Yuan and his friends get into a bloody fight with Si Mong and sustain injury. Xing Yu subsequently gets caught between the two hostile groups.
Hoping to negotiate a truce, Xing Yu approaches Si Mong only to be drawn further into a
forbidden and passionate relationship. Divinity, however, decides to intervene. It seems the
social upheaval of the time, not Yuan, has control over Xing Yu's destiny. Pouring rain
eventually puts out the fiery passion that livens up the little hut. When violence finally
subsides, one's heart also dies...

LIFE AND DEATH
Synopsis: Chen Lisheng, once a son of the soil, receives the post of traffic general for his hard-working and communism-studying. As an official, Chen can't help being drawn in inducements such as money, and finally receives a sentence. When Chen is in prison, his father, a member of CCP, becomes the backbone of the whole family with three generations.



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