Zheng Dasheng

Tian jin xian ren

Zheng Dasheng

Xincheng Guan, Li Hongchen

ZHENG Dasheng's "Tianjin Xianren" (A Useless Man) portrays the characteristic figure of an idler roaming the streets of Tianjin shortly before the Sino-Japanese War. Director Zheng skillfully interweaves the traditional storytelling performance with a humorous, and somewhat absurd narrative which blurs the distinction between life and performance, illusion and reality. Deeply rooted in local Tianjin culture, the films authentic depiction of the atmosphere of the city is filled with wisdom and energy. Insightful and highly entertaining, the film is a brilliant technical tour-de-force.

村戏

Zheng Dasheng

Zhibing Li, Chunzhu Liang

Life on a small village in China during the last years of the Cultural Revolution takes a different course when the people is asked to prepare and perform a classic opera for government officials, entangling past, present and fiction.

The death of Wangbo

Zheng Dasheng

绑架卡拉扬

Zhang Jianya

Zheng Dasheng, Erga Yao

A group of losers trying to kidnap the famous conductor Herbert von Karajan.

廉吏于成龙

Zheng Dasheng

1921

Zheng Dasheng, Huang Jianxin

Huang Xuan, Ni Ni

Tells the story of a Communist Party's early history during the turbulent era, examining the remarkable Chinese revolutionary leaders' zeal and contrition for the ascension of the Chinese people.

Falling City

Zheng Dasheng

Shu-chen Liu, Min Chunxiao

The second film directed by Dasheng Zheng.

DV China

Zheng Dasheng

A documentary following Zhou Yuanquiang, a cultural worker in Jingdezhen, China who makes movies with untrained local actors.

A Tao

Zheng Dasheng

Lu Lang, Wang Xiaoye