Past Events
The UCLA International Institute presents the film, "The Private Life of Fen Fen," as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Wild Women.
The UCLA International Institute presents the documentary, "The VaChina Monologues" as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Wild Women.
The UCLA International Institute presents the mockumentary, "Female Directors," as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Wild Women.
Abstract: Also like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien
The UCLA International Institute presents the animated film, "What Happened in Past Dragon Year," as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Spectrum.
The UCLA International Institute presents the film, "Stratum 1: The Visitors," as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Spectrum.
Director Ang Lee's follow-up to his surprise box-office hit "The Wedding Banquet" is another look at ethnic and sexual conflicts in a Chinese family, with meals as a centerpiece of the film.
Nicola Di Cosmo will discuss the appearance of nomads as raiders and conquerors of settled lands in relation to the history of nomadic conquests of China and in particular to the rise of the Mongol empire.
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Tasting Chocolate at the Kangxi Court: Medicine, Politics, and Global Trade Flows in the 17th Century" by Beatriz Puente-Ballesteros on Monday, October 20, 2014, 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Abstract: Also like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien