Back to 1942
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