London Chinese Film Festival 2009 31 Jan-19 Febuary
www.chineseculturecentre.co.uk
Hurry, 150 FREE tickets for (Classic Series), bookable in advance, see below for details

UK Premiere: Hollywood Chinese
Thursday 5 February 18:20
NFT1 : Hollywood Chinese 好萊塢華人 dir. Arthur Dong 曾奕田 USA 2007, 60 mins.
Cast: Ang Lee 李安, Wayne Wang 王穎, Tsai Chin 週采芹, Lisa Lu, Christopher Lee.
WATCH ARTHUR DONG DIRECTOR of HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Q&A ON YOUTUBE Session AFI FEST 2007
Question and answer session after the screening of Hollywood Chinese at AFI
CLICK or PASTE http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i1kHlnER8EY
BFI Southbank http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/hollywood_chinese_0

UK Premiere: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
WATCH A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Official Trailer ON YOUTUBE
CLICK or PASTE http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2NMoc1KCv3M
BFI Southbank http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/a_thousand_years_of_good_prayers
UK Premiere: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Thursday 5 February 20:30 
NFT2 : A Thousand Years of Good Prayers 千年敬祈 USA 2008, 83 mins.
Cast : Faye Yu, Henry O

Thursday 5 February 18:20 
NFT1 : Hollywood Chinese 好萊塢華人 dir. Arthur Dong 曾奕田 USA 2007, 60 mins.
Cast: Ang Lee 李安, Wayne Wang 王穎, Tsai Chin 週采芹, Lisa Lu, Christopher Lee.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/hollywood_chinese_0
UK Premier screening of a captivating documentary on a critical survey of the first century of American cinema and the ways that Chinese and Chinese-Americans have been depicted by the industry. "Hollywood Chinese," effectively connects historical dots, helping us to see how the stereotypes and clichés of the 1920s and '30s continue to mold the expectations of today's audiences and studio executives. 
The suppression of Chinese actors and characters that began a century ago and branded Chinese culture as the "other" has steamrolled right up to the present day. But there are also triumphs big and small: the recovery of Marion Wong's pioneering "The Curse of Quan Gwon" (1916); the success of the actress Nancy Kwan 關家蒨, the cinematographer James Wong Howe 黃宗沾 and the directors Wayne Wang, Ang Lee.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

UK Premiere: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Thursday 5 February 20:30 
NFT2 : A Thousand Years of Good Prayers 千年敬祈 USA 2008, 83 mins.
Cast : Faye Yu, Henry O
http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/a_thousand_years_of_good_prayers
The biggest winner at the 55th San Sebastian festival, taking the top Golden Shell for best picture plus best actor for Henry O.
UK Premier of Director. Wayne Wang's return to the themes of his earlier works such as Dim Sum and Joy Luck Club.
Adapted from writing by acclaimed US writer Yiyun Li, this gentle and profound tale explores the misunderstandings that arise when cultures and generations clash. 
英國首映。影片改編自廣受讚譽的旅美華人作家李翊雲的小說，導演王穎重返他早期的《點心》和《喜福會》所探討的主題，溫情而深刻地講述了兩代人之間的文化衝突所導致的種種誤解。
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

Saturday 7 February 10.45
Studio : Daybreak 天明 dir: Sun Yu 孫瑜 1933, 116 mins. 
Cast: 黎莉莉 Li Lili, Gao Zhanfei 高占非. (Classic series)
Sun Yu's powerful film portrayal of working people suffering under feudalism and imperialism.
Li-li Li plays a villager forced into prostitution in Shanghai, while her lover Zhanfei Gao, joins the revolutionaries. 
After she helps him flee the authorities, she is sentenced to death by a firing squad This is an extraordinary masterpiece of silent cinema that features historical 'Shanghai'.
黎莉莉在影片中扮演的村姑爲生活所迫淪爲妓女，她的男友（高占非）因參加革命不幸被捕，在她的幫助下，男友成功逃脫，而黎莉莉卻被壓赴刑場。這是一部以上海爲背景的經典默片。
Admission FREE but bookable in advance at BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

Sunday 8 February 10.45 
Studio: Crossroads 十字街頭 dir: Shen Xiling 沈西苓 1937, 100 mins.
Cast : Zhao Dan 趙丹 Bai Yang.白楊 (Classic series)
Original version of recent re-make, this compelling film carefully observes the contrasting lives and aspirations of four recent graduates in late 1930's China who suffer the hardship of world-wide Great Depression.
原版影片最新修復版本。這部中國電影史上的名作細緻入微地審視了20世紀30年代晚期，在全球範圍的大蕭條下，4 位大學畢業生所經歷的理想與現實的差距。
Admission FREE but bookable in advance BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

UK Premiere: Young & Restless in China - Don't Miss!
Director Sue Williams will join the audience for post-screening discussion.
BFI Southbank http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/young_restless_in_china
Sunday 15 February 15:00
NFT1: Young & Restless in China 躁動的中國新世代
Dir : Sue William 韋甦 USA 2007, 104 mins.
UK Premiere screening of a new documentary that tracks the lives of nine young Chinese over four years as they scramble to keep pace with a society changing faster than any in history.
Raised under communism they are now making their way in China's blazing capitalist economy. Their stories of ambition, exuberance, crime and corruption are interwoven with moments of love, heartbreak and passion.
Together they capture the changing values, hopes and dreams of a pivotal generation. Sue Williams will join Dr Kevin Latham, Snr Lecturer at SOAS, on stage for discussion following the film.
英國首映。1990年以來，中國經濟、社會及文化經歷了翻天覆地的變化。本片攝製隊花了四年，貼身追訪九位來自不同省份、背景的年青人，探討他們如何應對社會的銳變，有的對前路充滿希望、有的迷失困惑、有的憤世嫉俗。九個不同的故事，展現了現今中國年輕一代的面貌。導演將參加電影欣賞暨導演對談會。
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

Thursday 19 February 14:00
NFT3 : New Year Sacrifice 祝福 dir: Sang Hu. 桑弧 1956, 100 mins
Cast: Bai Yang 白楊
An award winning adaptation of Lu Xun's novel. Set during the 1911Revolution, it follows the struggle for dignity of a poor woman against fate and the harsh reality of peasant life.
There will be opportunity to join a discussion over refreshments following the film.
影片改編自魯迅小說，曾獲得多個國際電影節獎項。講述了在1910年代中國一位出身貧寒的農村婦女如何與個人命運和悲慘的生活境況抗爭的故事。放映結束後將有討論。
Admission FREE matinee for over 60's, otherwise ￡5.00
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7928 3232 Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7928 3535
Book tickets/Map online http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html

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Happy Chinese New Year
Susie Wong MBE
Chinese Cultural Centre 
Tel: 07710380838 
www.chineseculturalcentre.org.uk