Tag Archives: Chinese cinema

a fading world (film: Return to Dust – Ruijun Li, 2022)

Posted on June 8, 2023 by admin

A review of the translations of the title of the beautiful film by the Chinese director Ruijun Li can already be an indication of how the film was distributed and received in the various cinema markets. Using Google Translate I … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (film: Mountains May Depart – Zhangke Jia, 2015)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by admin

‘Mountains May Depart‘ (the original title is ‘Shan he gu ren‘), from 2015, is the most ambitious of Zhangke Jia‘s films to date. To a large extent, the Chinese director abandons the minimalist and classic style of his previous films … Continue reading →

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forgetting and forgiving (film: Coming Home – Yimou Zhang, 2014)

Posted on January 8, 2022 by admin

Yimou Zhang is one of the most famous and prolific Chinese directors. Some of his films, historical blockbusters based on traditional legends and stories, sprinkled with spectacular martial arts scenes, have gained international fame and circulation. It is possible that … Continue reading →

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a saga of two families in a changing China (film: So Long, My Son – Xiaoshuai Wang, 2019)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by admin

‘So Long, My Son‘ made in 2019 by Xiaoshuai Wang and presented at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020 is proof that Chinese cinema is much more diverse and interesting than the mix of historical, martial arts or … Continue reading →

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