Zhao Yanguozhang
1966 (59 лет)An Elephant Sitting Still
Hu Bo
Peng Yuchang, Wang Yu Wen
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
An Elephant Sitting Still
古董局中局
Derek Kwok
Lei Jiayin, Li Xian
Despite his family’s famed expertise on ancient relics, Xu Yuan makes a simple living as the owner of an electronics shop, eager to distinguish himself from a disgraced ancestor who was executed for treason after stealing a Chinese artifact for Japan. But when a descendant offers to return the relic to China, Xu Yuan uncovers a decades-old mystery and soon embarks on a journey that could finally restore his family’s reputation—and may also cost him his life.
Schemes in Antiques
热汤
Zhang Ming
Thomas Price, Wenyi Liu
Contemporary Shanghai. Four women are pursuing happiness in their lives. Their stories intertwine, as if they were those of a single person. A young executive argues with her fiancé about starting a family. A PhD student clashes with her professor about her thesis about happiness. A teenager fails to find the perfect boyfriend who meets her father's expectations. A young woman dreaming of the US is stuck in a cab with the cabdriver in love with her. The respected director, winner of multiple awards at major international festivals, returns with an intricately structured story about the search for happiness.
Hot Soup
破晓之战
He Yizheng
Jiang Feifei, Liu Yu
Shanghai, 1932. The main part of city occupied by Japanese troops. Ten Miles Square has become a small oasis surrounded by lonely darkness. Sun Timbo, the best cheongsam master in region, is hired to sew the kimono for the Japanese Governor's First Lady.
Battle of Dawn
