MOVIE SCENE
Five movies featured in Chinese Film Now series
Advertiser Staff
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Four films about China and a documentary about Hollywood's portrayal of Chinese-Americans comprise a series titled Chinese Film Now, launching Saturday at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts. The films are presented in conjunction with the exhibits "Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art" and "One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now."
Admission per screening is $7 general; $6 seniors, students and military; $5 museum members.
The films:
Directed by Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon; China, 2006, 40 minutes; English subtitles
A look at the hidden AIDS crisis in China. Among its victims is Gao Jun, about 4 years old, who lost his parents to AIDS and also has the disease. Winner of the 2007 Academy Award for best short-subject documentary.
Part of a double feature with:
Directed by Arthur Dong; USA, 2007, 89 minutes
San Francisco-based director Dong collected clips from more than 90 movies and interviewed Hollywood players from Ang Lee to Honolulu's Chris Lee to tell the story of Tinseltown's portrayal of Chinese-Americans. See review, below.
1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Directed by Yung Chang; China, 2008, 93 minutes; in Mandarin and Sichuan with English subtitles
The Yangtze river and its surroundings are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Review, Page 38.
7:30 p.m. Monday; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
Directed by Lou Ye; China, 2006, 140 minutes; in Mandarin with English subtitles; not suitable for viewers younger than 18.
A portrait of liberated youth: Country girl Yu Hong leaves her village to study at Peking University, where she falls in love with fellow student Zhou Wei.
1 p.m. Thursday and June 27; 1 and 7:30 p.m. June 28-29
Directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman; China, 2007, 107 minutes
The story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking during the early days of World War II, and a safety zone created by unarmed Westerners that gave refuge to 200,000 Chinese, told through interviews of survivors, archival footage, readings of Westerners' letters and diaries.
7:30 p.m. June 30; 1 and 7:30 p.m. July 1-2; 1 p.m. July 3
