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Farewell My Concubine
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
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Defining films
Farewell My Concubine
Still Life
Raise the Red Lantern
Du Du
Du Du
A Touch of Zen
Red Sorghum
Taipei Story
Spring in a Small Town
Platform
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
Yellow Earth
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Frozen
Hero
My Name Is Khan
House of Flying Daggers
Ip Man 2
Kung Fu Panda 3
Suicides
The Kite Runner
Fearless
To Live
The Flowers of War
Bumblebee
Directors
Films by decade
Ne Zha 2
Marry Me
The Wandering Earth II
The Shadow's Edge
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Over the Moon
Black Dog
Dead to Rights
Return to Dust
The Eight Hundred
Limbo
Man in Love
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Nobody
Lighting Up the Stars
Monster Hunter
Her Story
Meg 2: The Trench
New Gods: Nezha Reborn
One Second
I Am What I Am
Raging Fire
In the Same Breath
Green Snake
B for Busy
Hi, Mom
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Ride On
Chang'an
No More Bets
All My Life
Resurrection
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Journey to the West
The Legend of Hei 2
Johnny Keep Walking!
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
Found
The Prosecutor
Big World
Hidden Strike
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
A Writer's Odyssey
Shock Wave 2
Jiang Ziya
Be Somebody
Viva La Vida
76 Days
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
Pegasus 2
Dear You
I Am What I Am 2
The Lychee Road
A New Old Play
Endless Journey
Hachiko
Like A Rolling Stone
Post Truth
The Stage
Saturday Fiction
New Gods: Yang Jian
Eye for an Eye
White Snake: Afloat
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Sakra
Never Say Never
Dongji Rescue
Super Me
Dragonkeeper
Endgame
The Eleventh Chapter
Tiger Wolf Rabbit
The Reunions
Home Coming
Vanguard
The Monkey King: Reborn
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
The Sacrifice
Spycies
Where the Wind Blows
Panda Plan
The Dumpling Queen
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Cloudy Mountain
Moscow Mission
Blind War
Customs Frontline
It's OK
Anaconda
Chinese Doctors
A Legend
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Dunk for Future
Flashover
Fantasy Magician
Death Notice
The Fallen Bridge
The Traveller
The Girl Who Stole Time
Hunt the Wicked
Vanishing Point
Man on the Edge
Water Monster 2
Being Towards Death
Walk the Line
The Academy of Magic
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tiger Robbers
All the Good Eyes
Catman
Goldbeak
My Love
White Snake: Love Tribulation
All Wishes Come True!
A Man and A Woman
A Part of Me
Apes
Back To Love
Be with You
Bride Beyond
Chinese Animation: A Century
Crimson Shadows
Crossing
Crossing A Dawn
First Night Nerves
Flying Birds Return Together
Flying Birds Return Together
I Know Who You Are
Into The Mortal World
Invictus
Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend
It's My Time
Keep Real
Keep the Beat
Living the Land
Make Zhonghe Great Again
My Lover
Mystery of Chang'an
Never Shut Up
Niu Lai
Once Upon A Time
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
Operation Black-Ops
Out of the Past
Qingtong & Kuihua
Retrograde Battlefield
Secret File
Slow Singing
The Absent
The Botanist
The Boy Who Counted Cars
The Decisive Moment
The Great Skull
The Red Lightning
The Sun Rises on Us All
The Thrifty Angel
The Time Traveller
Three Kingdoms: The Beginning
To Your Island
Unexpected Family
V
Welcome to My Side
West by Northwest
Wings of Dread
全城追缉
关索岭
剑来院线剧场版 十三之争
加油吧！娜依拉
幻影游船
庄蹻演义
床下有人4
我想留在你身边
无微不至
最小的大片
极限逃生
校歌英雄
校歌英雄
正义必胜
水乡春晓
水乡春晓
港城大劫案
爸爸，让我再爱你一次
猪猪侠大电影之竞速小英雄
红孩儿火焰山之王
续范亭将军
蓝蓝的天上白云飘
让爱回家
让爱回家
诡异降临
谢霆锋「Evolution Nic Live 进化」演唱会・沈阳站
走马观花
那山那水
钟馗
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
Give You A Candy
A Gilded Game
A Night of Soul Turning
Raid on the Lethal Zone
The King of Snipers
Mojin: Return to the South China Sea
The Exorcist
Long Day's Journey Into Night
My Name Is Khan
Ip Man 2
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Flowers of War
Bumblebee
A Dog's Journey
The Karate Kid
Ip Man 3
Abominable
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Better Days
Ne Zha
Peppermint
Rambo: Last Blood
An Elephant Sitting Still
Dying to Survive
The Great Wall
The Space Between Us
Let the Bullets Fly
Mile 22
Aftershock
A Touch of Sin
A Dog's Way Home
So Long, My Son
A Simple Life
Our Times
Journey to the West
Us and Them
Coming Home
Earth: One Amazing Day
Big Fish & Begonia
The Wandering Earth
Kaili Blues
Smurfs: The Lost Village
White Snake
Mountains May Depart
Deep in the Heart
Born in China
The Legend of Hei
Operation Red Sea
Ocean Heaven
SoulMate
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Project Gutenberg
True Legend
Mr. Six
Wolf Totem
Mr. Donkey
Youth
Skiptrace
Angels Wear White
The Dead End
Master Cheng
Goodbye Mr. Loser
Wrath of Silence
Lost on Journey
The Piano in a Factory
Children of the Sea
Blind Massage
Behemoth
Einstein and Einstein
The Chinese Mayor
Shock Wave
Sheep Without a Shepherd
Big Brother
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Overheard 2
Love Education
The Lost Bladesman
Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
Feng Shui
God of War
The Captain
Jade Dynasty
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Dahufa
China's Haze: Under the Doom
The Shadow Play
My People, My Country
Kung Fu Yoga
'Til Madness Do Us Part
12 Citizens
The Chinese Widow
I Wish I Knew
A Beautiful Life
11 Flowers
Cock and Bull
Buddha Mountain
Love O2O
Mr. Tree
Forever Young
Red Amnesia
Immortal Demon Slayer
Skyfire
The Four
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
Almost a Comedy
Our Shining Days
Last Letter
Suddenly Seventeen
Extraordinary Mission
Design of Death
The Bravest
Another Child
Go Brother!
The Four 2
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Bodies at Rest
The Four 3
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties
Chongqing Blues
Song of Youth
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes
Love and Bruises
The Hedonists
The Guillotines
Little Q
My Old Classmate
Double Xposure
Mural
The Big Shot
The Leakers
Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past
The Founding of an Army
Ever Since We Love
Kung Fu League
Lee's Adventures
Just Another Pandora's Box
Colour of the Game
Legend of the Ancient Sword
Smog Journeys
S.W.A.T.
A Chinese Odyssey Part Three
Kung Fu Monster
From Vegas to Macau III
Mosaic Portrait
Yulu
GG Bond: Lollipop in Fantasy
Bao zou shen tan
Bao zou shen tan
The Cornfield
L’archivio a oriente
L’archivio a oriente
Still Life
Platform
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
The Kite Runner
Fearless
Lust, Caution
The Forbidden Kingdom
Curse of the Golden Flower
Devils on the Doorstep
City of Life and Death
Infernal Affairs II
Mountain Patrol
Infernal Affairs III
Suzhou River
Crazy Stone
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
A World Without Thieves
The Message
Summer Palace
Blind Shaft
Happy Times
Beijing Bicycle
The Myth
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Crazy Racer
Overheard
Lan Yu
Blind Mountain
The Sun Also Rises
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Age of Bloom
Getting Home
24 City
Painted Skin
Peacock
Unknown Pleasures
Lost in Beijing
Isabella
Confession of Pain
The Equation of Love and Death
Shanghai Dreams
Cow
Spring Fever
In Love We Trust
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Purple Butterfly
China Strike Force
Dam Street
The World
The World
Dong
Look for a Star
Wuyong
Drunken Monkey
Drifters
Heshang aiqing
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
See Through
After the war
In Public
Letters to Ali
Fish and Elephant
Like a Dream
Karmic Mahjong
Our Ten Years
Shi Nian
Stories on Human Rights (segment “Black breakfast”
Stories on Human Rights (segment “Black breakfast”
Yi Yi (aka A One and a Two )
Yi Yi (aka A One and a Two )
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
La Mano
La Mano
Lacoste commercial
Lacoste commercial
To Each His Cinema
To Each His Cinema
After War
After War
The World
The World
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival
Individual Film Awards :
Individual Film Awards :
International Filmmaker Award, Palm Springs
International Filmmaker Award, Palm Springs
Suburban Dreams
Suburban Dreams
Farewell My Concubine
Raise the Red Lantern
Du Du
Du Du
Frozen
Suicides
To Live
The Legend of Drunken Master
The Road Home
In the Heat of the Sun
Not One Less
Judou
The Story of Qiu Ju
Best Director, Golden Rooster
The King of Masks
Shanghai Triad
The Blue Kite
Xiao Wu
Postmen in the Mountains
Keep Cool
Back to Back, Face to Face
A Confucian Confusion
Mahjong
The Dream Factory
Swordsman
Be There or Be Square
The Painted Skin
Lotus Lantern
Black Snow
The Emperor's Shadow
The Days
The Days
Autumn Moon
Soul of a Painter
Floating Life
Farewell China
Temptation of a Monk
So Close to Paradise
Drunken Master III
Weekend Lover
Tiger on the Beat 2
Dragon Town Story
Fruit Punch
Hidden Hero
Xiao Shan Goes Home
Xiao Shan Goes Home
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine
Audience Award, Sao Paulo Film Festival
Audience Award, Sao Paulo Film Festival
Audience Award, Sundance
Audience Award, Sundance
Silver Bear and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Berlin Film Festival
Silver Bear and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Berlin Film Festival
The Golden Lion, Lanterna Magica, Serrgio Trasatti and UNICEF awards, Venice Film Festival
The Golden Lion, Lanterna Magica, Serrgio Trasatti and UNICEF awards, Venice Film Festival
Turandot
Turandot
The Red Violin (François Girard
The Red Violin (François Girard
Best Cinematography, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA
Jury Award, Best Actor (Ge You), Cannes Film Festival
Jury Award, Best Actor (Ge You), Cannes Film Festival
Lumière et compagnie
Lumière et compagnie
Technical Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Technical Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Vision in Film Award, Hawaii
Vision in Film Award, Hawaii
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Grand Prize of the Jury and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Grand Prize of the Jury and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Best feature, Golden Rooster
Best feature, Golden Rooster
Best Feature, Hundred Flowers
Best Feature, Hundred Flowers
Best Foreign Language Film, National Society of Film Critics
Best Foreign Language Film, National Society of Film Critics
Critics Award, French Syndicate of Film Critics
Critics Award, French Syndicate of Film Critics
The Magic Kid
Golden Cup, Changchun International Film Festival
Golden Cup, Changchun International Film Festival
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Peering From the Moon (Henry Chow
Peering From the Moon (Henry Chow
Silver Lion Award, Venice Film Festival
Silver Lion Award, Venice Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Best Feature Film, Cuba Film Festival
Best Feature Film, Cuba Film Festival
Best Foreign Feature Film (Amanda), Norwegian International Film Festival
Best Foreign Feature Film (Amanda), Norwegian International Film Festival
FIPRESCI, West Berlin International Film Festival
FIPRESCI, West Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival
Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival
Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
Luis Buñuel Special Award, Cannes Film Festival
Luis Buñuel Special Award, Cannes Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Red Sorghum
Taipei Story
Yellow Earth
The Ghost
The Ghost
Terrorizer
Mysterious Island
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Hibiscus Town
Five Element Ninjas
Return to the 36th Chamber
That Day, on the Beach
Teahouse
Tiger on the Beat
Legendary Weapons of China
Martial Arts of Shaolin
My Memories of Old Beijing
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Secrets of the Heavenly Book
Masked Avengers
Terracotta Warrior
My Young Auntie
The Black Cannon Incident
Martial Club
Old Well
Flag of Iron
Two Champions of Shaolin
House of Traps
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
All the King’s Men
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
The Brave Archer, Part Three
Legend of the Fox
The Wheel of Life
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
Ode to Gallantry
The Lady is the Boss
The Big Parade
Cat vs. Rat
Heaven and Hell
One and Eight
The Brave Archer and His Mate
Desires
Desires
The Nine Demons
The Weird Man
The Guerrillas
Operation Cougar
The Juvenizer
Red Elephant
Ninja in Ancient China
Dancing Warrior
Disciples of Shaolin
Disciples of Shaolin
The Other Half and the Other Half
They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Silver Panda, Montreal International Film Festival
Silver Panda, Montreal International Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Tragic Heroes
Tragic Heroes
Best feature, cinematography, sound, music, Golden Rooster Awards
Best feature, cinematography, sound, music, Golden Rooster Awards
Best feature, Hundred Flowers Award
Best feature, Hundred Flowers Award
Best picture, best director, best artistic achievement, Zimbabwe International Film Festival
Best picture, best director, best artistic achievement, Zimbabwe International Film Festival
Film Critics Award, Sydney Film Festival
Film Critics Award, Sydney Film Festival
Golden Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, French Three Continents International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, French Three Continents International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, Golden Rooster Awards
Best cinematographer, Golden Rooster Awards
Best cinematographer, Hawaiin International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, Hawaiin International Film Festival
Attack of the God of Joy
Attack of the God of Joy
The Shanghai Thirteen
The Shanghai Thirteen
The Small Courtyard
The Small Courtyard
A Touch of Zen
Anger
Anger
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Five Venoms
Heroes of the East
Crippled Avengers
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
Raining in the Mountain
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Legend of the Mountain
The Kid With the Golden Arm
Executioners from Shaolin
Dirty Ho
The Fate of Lee Khan
Invincible Shaolin
Five Shaolin Masters
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Vengeance
Blood Brothers
The Valiant Ones
Challenge of the Masters
The Duel
Shaolin Mantis
The Heroic Ones
Marco Polo
The Deadly Duo
Heroes Two
Shaolin Martial Arts
Disciples of Shaolin
The Magnificent Ruffians
Avenging Warriors
The Brave Archer
Spiritual Fists
The Spiritual Boxer
The Savage Five
Life Combat
Invincible Kung Fu Brothers
The Wandering Swordsman
King Eagle
The Boxer Rebellion
The Shadow Boxing
Duel of Fists
The Daredevils
Four Riders
The Angry Guest
The Brave Archer, Part Two
Trilogy of Swordsmanship
The Anonymous Heroes
The Iron Bodyguard
Friends
The Little Killer
The Generation Gap
Police Force
Young People
Magnificent Kung Fu Warriors
The Bloody Escape
Eagle’s Killer
Na Cha the Great
The Fantastic Magic Baby
Breakout from Oppression
Ten Tigers from Kuangtung
Ten Tigers from Kuangtung
The Chinatown Kid
The Chinatown Kid
The Naval Commandos (codirected with Wu Ma
New Shaolin Boxers (codirected with Wu Ma, ) also known as Demon Fists of Kung Fu
New Shaolin Boxers (codirected with Wu Ma, ) also known as Demon Fists of Kung Fu
The Shaolin Temple (codirected with Wu Ma
The Shaolin Temple (codirected with Wu Ma
All Men Are Brothers II (codirected with Wu Man, ) also cowriter; also known as Seven Blows of the Dragon II
All Men Are Brothers II (codirected with Wu Man, ) also cowriter; also known as Seven Blows of the Dragon II
Men from the Monastery
Men from the Monastery
The Delinquent (codirected with Gui Zhihong, ) also known as Street Gangs of Hong Kong
The Delinquent (codirected with Gui Zhihong, ) also known as Street Gangs of Hong Kong
The Pirate (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli
The Pirate (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli
Delightful Forest (codirected with Bao Xueli
Delightful Forest (codirected with Bao Xueli
Man of Iron (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also cowriter; also known as Warrior of Steel
Man of Iron (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also cowriter; also known as Warrior of Steel
The Boxer from Shantung (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also known as Killer from Shantung
The Boxer from Shantung (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also known as Killer from Shantung
The Water Margin (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli, ) also known as All Men Are Brothers
The Water Margin (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli, ) also known as All Men Are Brothers
The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven
Come Drink With Me
Have Sword Will Travel
The Love Eterne
The Love Eterne
The Invincible Fist
Flying Dagger
The Story of Sue San
Sons of the Good Earth
Dead End
The Goddess of
The Singing Thief
Inside the Forbidden City
The Perfumed Arrow
Dragon Inn (alternate title Dragon Gate Inn
Ting Yee-shan
Ting Yee-shan
Call of the Sea (Lo Wei
Call of the Sea (Lo Wei
Crocodile River (Lo Wei
Crocodile River (Lo Wei
The Mermaid (Kao Li
The Mermaid (Kao Li
The Female Prince (See Luk Chow
The Female Prince (See Luk Chow
The Warlord and the Actress (Ho Meng-hwa
The Warlord and the Actress (Ho Meng-hwa
Come Rain, Come Shine (Tang Huang
Come Rain, Come Shine (Tang Huang
Her Pearly Tears (Wang Tian-lin
Her Pearly Tears (Wang Tian-lin
It’s Always Spring (Yi Wen
It’s Always Spring (Yi Wen
Song Without Words (Lo Wei
Song Without Words (Lo Wei
The Girl With the Golden Arm (Tang Huang
The Girl With the Golden Arm (Tang Huang
You Were Meant for Me (Wang Tian-lin
You Were Meant for Me (Wang Tian-lin
The Tender Trap of Espionage (Lo Wei
The Tender Trap of Espionage (Lo Wei
Spring in a Small Town
Confucius
Remorse at Death
Love in the Wild
Love in the Wild
The Woman With the False Face
The Woman With the False Face
