Thursday, November 12 6:30pm go 8:30pm
China Institute
100 Washington Street, New York, NY 10006
Zheng energetically mixes a variety of cinematic and theatrical techniques in a rollicking yet increasingly dark satire about an idle schemer (Guan Xincheng) and the cast of rogues he conspires and wrangles with in 1937 Tianjian. Zhen Zhang, Director of New York University’s Asian Film and Media Initiative, will introduce the screening.
This four-week screening series is dedicated to the films of master Fourth Generation film director Xie Fei (谢飞) and a director who studied under him, Zheng Dasheng (郑大圣). Screenings will include Xie Fei’s widely acclaimed films Black Snow and Woman Sesame Oil Maker and Zheng Dasheng’s historical works about his childhood home city Tianjin, Useless Man and Falling City. Each screening will be introduced by a noted film scholar and will feature a question & answer period at the close.
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