Rentals
Chinese Cinema
From the 1930s Golden Age to the urgent, socially conscious cinema of Jia Zhangke, Chinese cinema contains many riches to discover.
This collection aims to bring previously unavailable classics of Chinese cinema such as Spring in a Small Town to a new audience, while also collecting the works of under-appreciated modern maestros such as Feng Xioagang.
Back to 1942Back to 1942
Drama 2012 146 minsSilentDirector: Feng Xiaogang
With a cast that includes Adrien Brody, Tim Robbins and Fan Xu, Back to 1942 is an epic reconstruction of the deadly drought of 1942 that took its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan
Spring in a Small TownSpring in a Small Town
Romance 1948 98 minsDirector: Fei Mu
Fei Mu’s newly restored 1948 masterpiece, a piercingly poignant study of adulterous desire, was once voted the greatest Chinese film ever made.
24 City24 City
Drama-documentary 2008 107 minsDirector: Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke mixes reminiscence and performance in his cool, measured, moving look at the changing fortunes of a Chinese factory-turned-shopping mall
A Simple LifeA Simple Life
Drama 2011 118 minsDirector: Ann Hui On-Wah
A wealthy film executive reconnects with the nanny who raised him, in a touching drama from the great humanist of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui.