This year, 2005, has been named the "Chinese Centennial Film Year" by the China Film Archive. The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the College of Statan Island/CUNY present a 3-week retrospective of 100 years of Chinese Cinema, October 21 - November 10.
The three-week series features 34 films from pre-1949 "Shanghai" cinema to films made within the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. Films include: Wu Yonggang's Goddess/Shennu (1934) with Ruan Lingyu, Cai Chusheng's New Woman/Xin muxing (1934) with Ruan Lingyu, Sun Yu's The Big Road/Dalu (1934), Yuan Muzhi's Street Angeles/Malutianshi (1937) with Zhao Dan, Fei Mu's Spring in a Small Town/Xiaocheng zhichun (1948), Zheng Junli's Crows and Sparrows/Wuyamaque (1949) with Zhao Dan, Shi Hui's This Life of Mine aka the Life of a Beijing Policeman/Wozhe yibeize (1950), Li Jun's Serfs/Nongnu (1963) , Xie Jin's The Red Detachment of Women/Hongse nianzijun (1961). Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth/Huangtudi (1985), Zhang Yimou's To Live/Huozhe (1994), Ning Ying's On the Beat/Mingjing gushi (1995), Jia Zhangke's Platform / Zhantai (2000), Tian Zhuangzhuang's Springtime in a Small Town/Xiaochen zhichun (2002), Xin Lee's The Master of Everything/Zhiyu zhile (2004), and more.
A free panel discussion will also be held on Saturday, October 22, in conjunction with an international symposium at the College of Staten Island/CUNY (Oct 24-25).
Celebrated directors of international fame will be present for Q & A. Among them are: Xie Jin, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Ning Ying, Li Shanghong, and Jia Zhangke.
For further information contact http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/showing/chinese.htm