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New Chinese Cinema
Discover the diverse delights of recent Chinese cinema, from the effects-laden extravagances of Feng Xiaogang (the box-office busting director often referred to as China’s Spielberg) to the subtly subversive works of Jia Zhangke.
This collection forms part of the BFI’s extensive celebration of Chinese cinema – Electric Shadows.
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24 City24 City
Drama-documentary2008107 minsDirector: Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke mixes reminiscence and performance in his cool, measured, moving look at the changing fortunes of a Chinese factory-turned-shopping mall

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A Simple LifeA Simple Life
Drama2011118 minsDirector: Ann Hui On-Wah
A wealthy film executive reconnects with the nanny who raised him, in a touching drama from the great humanist of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui.