London Chinese Cultural Centre

A DOUBLE BILL

Return from Silence   ＜沉默後復生 ﹣中國五四作家＞ and Rickshaw Boy 《__祥子》

Both films introduced and discussed by Professor Michel Hockx, SOAS

__部片子由_敦大__非_院的Michel Hockx教授作介_和主持_後___。

Return from Silence: China’s Revolution Writers.   Dir: Shih Chung-Wen __雯 USA   

A rare documentary on five Chinese writers who contributed to the emergence of modern China. They examine and interpret the way the Chinese people think about themselves and their aspirations, pain and achievements. The writers include: Ba Jin, Ding Ling, Cao Yu, Mao Dun and Ai Qing.

Rickshaw Boy  Dir : Ling Zefeng, 凌子_ 1982   120 mins.  Based on the novel by Lao She 老舍 Cast: Zhang Fengyi, Sigin Gaowa

In the 1920s, a young hard working peasant goes to Beijing to become a rickshaw boy at a time when the city is torn apart by duelling warlords. The owner of the rickshaw company's daughter falls in love with the boy and despite a ten-year difference in age decides to marry him. Not long after their marriage she dies in childbirth and his world falls apart. He becomes an emotional wreck. Suffering from the pain induced by an archaic society, he falls at the mercy of his environment. A true Chinese classic from the book by Lao She. A must see for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Chinese film.

British Museum

Sat 16 Feb    Time: 14.00 – 1700

Museum in Docklands:

Sat 2 Feb  1400 – 1700                    

Harrow Arts Centre

Sun 24 Feb    1900 --2200

(in partnership with the British Museum &  the Museum in Docklands)