Film Screening: Farewell My Concubine | Culture Yard
When and Where
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10/08/2014
6:30 pm-10:00 pm -
Culture Yard
Culture Yard, n.10 Shique Hutong, Dongcheng Dist, Beijing, China 010-84044166
Beijing
China
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Event Details
Two epic and acclaimed films, portraying the way Chinese history and politics affects the lives of the people. The films follow the fluctuating fortunes and the personal relationships of those caught up in the tumultuous period of the 1930s through the 1970s; from the Japanese occupation through Cultural Revolution, establishing the People’s Republic of China, and beyond.
August Screenings
– China through Cinema “History and Politics through the common people”
Two epic and acclaimed films, portraying the way Chinese history and politics affects the lives of the people. The films follow the fluctuating fortunes and the personal relationships of those caught up in the tumultuous period of the 1930s through the 1970s; from the Japanese occupation through Cultural Revolution, establishing the People’s Republic of China, and beyond.
Sunday 10th August 18:30 – 22:00
Title: Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 (1993)
Director: Chen Kaige 陈凯歌
Length of movie: 171 Minutes
Language: Mandarin / English (subs)
Price: 50RMB (including soft drinks)