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Hua Mulan Joins the Army

A silent film based on the legend of Hua Mulan, released by Tianyi Film Company and directed by Li Pingqian. This silent film holds the distinction of being the first ever full-length feature film about Hua Mulan. Mulan is betrothed to a young man when war arrives and their wedding ceremony has to be put on hold. As her fiancé enlists in the army, so too does the filial Mulan, disguised as a man in place of her ailing father. These new plot twists lead to comedic moments when Mulan encounters her fiancé during training and he does not recognize her.

Hua Mulan Joins the Army

6.5 1927
Dragon Hunter

On the way to Beijing poor student Li Xiuyuan meets professional demon catcher Yin Pingzhi who imprisoned soul of three-year old white dragon Xiao Qinglong. After accidental mistake white dragon essence entered in Li'body and student take two sets of souls. But Li Xiuyuan continues his journey to the capital and befriends a depressed female demon hunter, Sansheng, who is at the bottom of the list. At first, Sansheng wants to catch the Dragon Demon to fulfill his wish to be in the top ten, but after getting to know Li Xiu Yuan and the Little White Dragon, San Sheng is forced to take a closer look at their relationship.

Dragon Hunter

8.0 2020
The Fifth Night

7-channel video installation, 35mm, b&w. Music:Jin Wang. In making the film noir drama The Fifth Night, Yang used different lenses for each camera, but filmed everything at the same moment, creating a labyrinthine, live-feed effect. The work recalls the narrative structure of a traditional Chinese hand-scroll, while its multiple perspectives are suggestive of an M. C. Escher drawing. The synchronous scene was captured in a single take, with the work running for 10 minutes and 37 seconds, the exact length of a reel of film.

The Fifth Night

NR 2015
Serfs

All of Qiangba's Tibetan ancestors have been serfs. Shortly after his birth, his parents are tortured to death by serf owner Wangjie. In his teens, he becomes a household serf of Wangjie, and passes an inhuman existence. Qiangba from then on refuses to speak, showing his resistance through silence. After the PLA enters Tibet, Qiangba and female serf Landuo leave to find the PLA. Landuo is rescued by the PLA, changing her fate, but Qiangba is caught and taken back. The serf owner's son, with support from foreign imperialists, foments armed rebellion. After the rebellion is smashed, Qiangba is rescued by the PLA, and the serfs are liberated at last. Qiangba is reunited with Landuo, and begins to speak again after many years of silence.

Serfs

5.7 1963
Liu Hulan

Liu Hulan (1932-1947) was a young female spy during the Chinese Civil War between the Guomindang and the Communist Party and stood for Communist. She was born in Yunzhouxi village, in the Wenshui County of the Shanxi province. She joined the Communist Party in 1946 and proceeded to become the secretary of the All-China Women's Federation. She was actively involved in collecting support for the Communist Party of China from the villagers of Yunzhouxi. This is a dramatization of her life.

Liu Hulan

5.0 1950
The Dreaming Man

A romantic comedy following a kind young girl and the story that ignites because of a diamond ring. Wang Xiao He was orphaned since a very young age, and she has found a job in the city in order to earn money for college. She also harbors a crush on Zheng Tian Le. One day, she witnesses Tian Le being knocked unconscious by delinquents. She takes him to the hospital and gets mistaken for his fiancee because of a ring. She decides to go along with the story in order to stay by Tian Le's side, inviting the suspicions of Tian Le's brother Tian Chou.

The Dreaming Man

5.0 2017
The Monster Is Coming

Kaos Island, co-constructed by High Seas International, has a beautiful environment and rich ecological resources. It is the last pure land for rare wild animals. The island's one-handed Fire Biotechnology accidentally lost two genetically mutated monsters in a transaction with its employer, causing a series of hurtful incidents. But what is unexpected is that while Song Nan, a young biologist, was investigating the incident, his biological daughter Xiaoting was abducted by a monster. What makes Song Nan even more unexpected is that these two mutated monsters are actually secretly related to his ex-wife Zhou Qian. An arduous task of searching, subduing the monster, and rescuing Xiaoting begins. In this race against time, Song Nan was unknowingly involved in a bigger conspiracy.

The Monster Is Coming

2.8 2024
The Magical Craftsmanship of SuZhou

Suzhou is a city where the ancient and the modern co-exist. For more than 2,500 years, the city has passed down a large number of intangible cultural heritages, including lantern painting, nuclear carving, Song brocade, Ming furniture, boat dots, Suzhou embroidery, Xiangshan gang construction, woof silk and jade carving. The film tells the story of the past lives of these nine crafts and the tender stories that occur between the inheritors and their crafts from the perspective of 12 representative inheritors.

The Magical Craftsmanship of SuZhou

NR 2021