Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress-
Based on the best-selling novel set during China's cultural revolution, this acclaimed film is about two young men who are sent to a remote mountain village for a Maoist re-education.
Dam Street- During a time of rigid moral code in China, a sixteen year old girl living in small town discovers she is pregnant, and is forced to put her child up for adoption. Ten years later, a marriage proposal probes the depth of her unresolved past.
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Electric Shadows- From one of China's newest cinematic voices comes a charming tale about the days when the cinema enchanted China's masses, and audiences breathed and dreamed as one.
Luxury Car- A man travels to the city to visit his daughter—a karaoke bar escort—hoping to fulfill his wife’s last wish of finding their missing son.
The Personals- Honored at the Cannes Film Festival, The Personals is the story of a strong-willed woman navigating through a world of thwarted dreams and endless longing.
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Surviving Progress- Based on the best-selling book A Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major "progress traps" facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. |