Chen Kaige Movies

An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a...

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by...

The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.

A completely remade animation film based on the original 1961 animation The Monkey King. Mythical ancient China. Born from some magic stones that...

The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality...

A documentary on the making of China's war epic "The Battle at Lake Changjin".

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

Internationally acclaimed Chinese film-maker Chen Kaige delivers an opulent staging of the fairy-tale story of Chinese Princess Turandot, who will...

The warm daily life of a harmonious family in a Siheyuan is on stage, and a dusty and beautiful memory in the long river is about to open.

Meet Wang Yuelun, a young and ambitious Chinese who dreams of becoming a film director. Filmmaker Elisabeth O. Sjaastad follows an eventful year in...

Focus on 18th century classical music composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky's critical failure, persecution for his sexuality and mysterious death .