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Feng Xiaogang Retrospective

一九四二

Synopsis:

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

Schedule

November 13th @ 1 PM

Location: The Culver Theater

9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City

Director

Feng Xiaogang

Feng Xiaogang emerged as one of Asia’s most successful commercial directors in the late 1990s for his searing black comedies about the lives of common people in a rapidly changing China. In the past 15 years, his films have become more ambitious and have pushed the boundaries of Chinese cinema. A filmmaker who can elicit both laughter and tears, Feng works across genres, sometimes redefining them. He is often compared to Steven Spielberg because of his long commercial success – and for shifting to more challenging, artier filmmaking.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 2012

Country: China

Duration: 144 min

Language: Chinese

Subtitles: English

Cast & Crew

Director:

Xiaogang Feng

Cast:

Guoli Zhang

Hanyu Zhang

Wei Fan

Executive Producer:

Yuanzheng Feng

Kuo-Fu Chen

Xiaofeng Hu

Producer:

Sanping Han

Peter Lam

Guangquan Liu

Dai Song

Yiyang Wang

Zhongjun Wang

Cinematography:

Albert Yeung

Yue Lü

Editing:

Yan Li

Screenwriters:

Zhenyun Liu

Sound:

Ling Wu

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