Shen Fu

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

Ron Orders

Tony Rayns, Sun Yu

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.

Lian hua jiao xiang qu

Youliu Tan, Situ Huimin

Qing Jiang, Xi Mei

"Lianhua Symphony" - a small collection, consisting of eight short films shot in 1937 by young filmmakers Shanghai Lianhua Film Company. Part 1: Two Yuans (兩毛錢) directed by Situ Huimin / Part 2: Nightmares in Spring Chamber (春閨斷夢) directed by Fei Mu / Part 3: The Stranger (陌生人) directed by Tan Youliu / Part 4: Three Friends (三人行) directed by Shen Fu / Part 5: Landscape Under the Moonlight (月下小景) directed by He Mengfu / Part 6: The Ghost (鬼) directed by Zhu Shilin / Part 7: Rhapsody of a Madman (瘋人狂想曲) directed by Sun Yu / Part 8: Five Little Brothers (小五義) directed by Cai Chusheng

萬家燈火

Shen Fu

Shang-Guan Yun-Zhu, Ma Lan

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle after another.

李时珍

Shen Fu

Zhao Dan, Shi Shu

This biography film is based on the life of the real historical figure Li Shizhen.The story focuses on the social injustices suffered by Li as well as the difficulties he overcame in writing the famous Encyclopedia of Herbs.

斩断魔爪

Shen Fu

Jin Tao, Zhiao Ling

Китайское Народное правительство в целях усиления государственной обороны даёт задание о срочном переоборудовании одного из военных заводов Северо-Восточного Китая. Главный инженер завода Чжоу Чан-мин с согласия директора посылает письмо своему старому коллеге в Гонконг, приглашая его к себе на работу. Не имея возможности приехать лично, тот вместо себя посылает своего племянника — тоже инженера, с рекомендательным письмом. Но американская разведка, перехватившая письмо Чжоу, задерживает выехавшего из Гонконга инженера и, посылает вместо него своего агента…

老兵新传

Shen Fu

Wei Cui, Sun Yong-Ping

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.

北国江南

Shen Fu

Ji Ma, Qin Yi

Set in 1950s, a village in north China. Wu - the director of the commune leads people to dig wells and fight against drought in order to change their hometown's look.

Shuguang

Shen Fu

A serialized propaganda epic that portrays the conflicts among Party leaders in the 1930s