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#883: In the Heat of the Sun

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nu2xxy1b1vthpmhxyuspf7ohqxd#883 – In the Heat of the Sun, (阳光灿烂的日子), 1994, Jiang Wen
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The film is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It is told from the perspective of Ma Xiaojun nicknamed Monkey, a teenage boy. Monkey and his friends are free to roam the streets of Beijing day and night because the Cultural Revolution has caused their parents and most adults to be either busy or away. The story revolves around Monkey’s dalliances with his roguish male friends and his subsequent angst-filled crush with Mi Lan.

#892: A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box

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p2tnx8mwcm6gujcx0r6s3wdb9en#892 – A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box, (西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒), 1995, Jeffrey Lau
Hong Kong

Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

#987: Center Stage

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oxeievnjdlwsgbyc70gqulpxikk#987 – Center Stage, (阮玲玉), 1992, Stanley Kwan
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The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China’s first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Actress Maggie Cheung portrayed Ruan in this movie. Nicknamed the “Chinese Garbo,” Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24. The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between director Kwan, Cheung, and co-star Carina Lau, interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Cheung (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan’s original films including her final two films The Goddess and New Women.

#995: Kung Fu Hustle

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kw0dicdug2evuebaanu5lelyphg#995 – Kung Fu Hustle, (功夫), 2004, Stephen Chow
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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing’s actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.

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