Black Snow (本命年)

The China Institute presents the movie, "Black Snow (本命年)," as part of their four-week screening series is dedicated to the films of master Fourth Generation film director Xie Fei (谢飞) and a director who studied under him, Zheng Dasheng (郑大圣).

Directed by Xie Fei (1990)
Thursday, November 19, 6:30-8:30 PM

Xie’s realist masterpiece is the story of a young man (famed actor and director Jiang Wen), newly released from a labor camp, who attempts to navigate the rapidly changing Beijing of the late 1980s without getting dragged back into a life of crime. Cultural anthropologist Dr. Nancy Jervis will introduce the film.

A Master & His Protégé: The Films of Xie Fei and Zheng Dasheng
This four-week screening series is dedicated to the films of master Fourth Generation film director Xie Fei (谢飞) and a director who studied under him, Zheng Dasheng ((郑大圣). Screenings will include Xie Fei’s widely acclaimed films Black Snow and Woman Sesame Oil Maker and Zheng Dasheng’s historical works about his childhood home city Tianjin, Useless Man and Falling City. Each screening will be introduced by a noted film scholar and will feature a question & answer period at the close.

All screenings are $10 for non-members and $8 for members.

This series is being produced in partnership the Shanghai Association of Film Exhibition

The Confucius Institute at China Institute (CI@CI) and the various programs it offers are made possible through the generous support of Hanban – officially known as the “Office of Chinese Language Council International” – with additional support from other private and public foundations.

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