Wen Pulin
1957 (67 лет)My 1980's
Ronja Yu
Xiao Lu, Li Shuang
Highlights the rebellious young generation of artists in China fighting for political emancipation, artistic freedom and creating a cultural golden age during the 1980s - a significant decade of transformational change. Interweaving six main characters' memories with the director's personal narration, the film embarks on an emotional journey and tells a story of being passionate and idealistic before dreams are dashed to pieces.
My 1980's
青朴—苦修者的圣地
Wen Pulin, Jinchuan Duan
Qingpu is a famous sacred mountain in Tibet, where countless monks have practiced for thousands of years. In 1989, Wen Pulin and Duan Jinchuan followed several monks up the mountain and took video of them. After three years, they revisited the same people and got a little closer to understanding their lives. As an in-depth dialogue with down-to-earth, rural people in Tibet, the film strives to understand Buddhism both as a philosophy, but also as a personal choice of lifestyle, as a transcendence of the chaos of life.
The Sacred Site for Asceticism
梦回阿须
Wen Pulin
The Wen brothers lived and traveled together with the living lama, Bajia, in Beijing and to his homeland in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou in 1990s. This film documents that period. With the Wen brothers' help, Bajia made his dream come true -- building a Buddhist temple in his homeland.
Dreaming of Axu
七宗罪——中国现代艺术展上的七个行为艺术
Wen Pulin
Xiao Lu, Wang Deren
In 1989, a group of avant-garde artists who had collaborated in private for years received permission to organize their own exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. However, one of the terms was to exclude performance artists from participating. The seven artists who were left out took action. At the opening ceremony, their lives changed as the sounds of gunfire rang out.
Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition
巴伽活佛
Wen Pulin
Shown at the 18th Hong Kong International Film Festival (April 1994). The description read: "Wen Pulin, a Han Chinese, who first visited Tibet in 1989 and started making documentaries about it (including "The Sacred Site of Asceticism") has now made Nga-shod his permanent home. Befriending Pa-dga' the Living Buddha, today he even subsumes shooting films to build bridges and temples with Pa-dga'. His latest documentary on Tibet is a record of a devoted man carrying out his daily religious and secular duties, and in a oblique way, an internal odyssey of the filmmaker himself finding tranquility in his adopted homeland. The film, therefore, like its subject, exudes the effortless serenity of a man at home with his calling and the environment."
Pa-dga' Living Buddha
