Film Series

Jiang Wen Rising

 
 
May 3—May 11, 2017
 
   
 
 
 
 
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The wild man of contemporary Chinese cinema, actor-director Jiang Wen is that rarest of talents: both a magnetic screen presence and a risk-taking auteur, whose films confront the last 100 years of Chinese history with subversive humor and a surplus of style. While he’s moved between art house prizewinners and blockbuster spectacles, what unites all his films are an offbeat sensibility, freewheeling visual style, and ability to smuggle ingeniously veiled political critiques past state censors.


 
PAST EVENTS
Devils on the Doorstep
Film
Devils on the Doorstep
 

Jiang’s gonzo, Cannes prize winning anti-war satire.

May 3—May 6, 2017
 
 
Black Snow
Film
Black Snow
 

Jiang delivers an arresting performance as an ex-con in this noir-tinged character study.

Thu, May 4, 2017
CURATOR’S CHOICE
 
 
In The Heat Of The Sun
Film
In the Heat of the Sun
 

Jiang’s anarchic coming of age saga is one of the major works of 1990s Chinese cinema.

May 5—May 9, 2017
 
 
Let the Bullets Fly, Jiang Wen Rising
Film
Let the Bullets Fly
 

Jiang’s loopy sensibility meets action genre spectacle.

May 6—May 11, 2017
 
 
Gone with the Bullets
Film
Gone With the Bullets
 

Jiang goes deliriously over the top in this ultra-lavish, subtly subversive crime musical.

Sun, May 7, 2017
 
 
Film
Hibiscus Town
 

A sweeping saga of lovers caught in the chaos of the Cultural Revolution.

Sun, May 7, 2017
 
 
The Sun Also Rises
Film
The Sun Also Rises
 

A gorgeous puzzle told across four stories, four seasons, and three decades.

Wed, May 10, 2017