Average rating: 4.12   82.4% from 4 members


Together With You

Great Film about a boy violinist who tries to make it in Peking as a professional.
  • Together With You on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Chen Hong,  Tang Yun,  Peiqi Liu
    Director: Chen Kaige
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Director-writer-producer-star Chen Kaige--well known for his visually sumptuous tales of historical China (FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE)--directs this sweet-natured coming of age tale set in modern day Beijing. An impoverished cook, Liu Chen (Liu Peiqui), gives up his provincial life to move his 13-year-..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 808 members

The Road Home

School teacher falls in love in rural China. A simple, yet moving tale. With Ziyi Zhang
  • The Road Home on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ziyi Zhang,  Sun Honglei,  Zheng Hao
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A man returns to the village where he was raised to help his mother arrange his father's funeral in this romantic drama about the courtship of his parents and the value of tradition and devotion. Upon his return to the village of Sanheutun, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) finds his aging mother seized ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,450 member

Not One Less

Peasant girl becomes stand-in substitute teacher and tries to rescue boy who escapes to the city. Another simple, yet profound film by Yimou Zhang.
  • Not One Less on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Wei Minzhi,  Zhang Huike
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Teacher Gao loves the students in his poor village and is devoted to educating them in the hope of their greater futures. When he is called away to tend to his dying mother for a month, the Mayor calls in an inexperienced 13 year-old replacement, Wei Minzhi; much to Teacher Gao's dismay. Teacher ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,560 member

Hero

First Emperor has trouble with assassins. Not as good as "Emperor And The Assassin"
  • Hero on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jet Li,  Maggie Cheung,  Ziyi Zhang
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jet Li stars in this Academy Award-nominated martial-arts masterpiece takes place amidst the turmoil of China's "Warring States" period. An orphan fighter (Jet Li) presents himself to an avaricious king, bearing the weapons of three assassins (Donny Yen, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung) in exchange ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 53,506 members

The Emperor And The Assassin

King of Chin becomes Emperor of China

House Of Flying Daggers

Sumptuous Martial Arts Film with Ziyi Zhang

Curse Of The Golden Flower

Emperor has wife trouble - with Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li

The Warrior

Koreans try to princess captured by Mongols. With Ziyi Zhang.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Epic martial arts film. The film that introduced many to Chinese films.
  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Chow Yun Fat,  Michelle Yeoh,  Zhang Ziyi
    Director: Ang Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Known for making films about familial relationships, director Ang Lee surprised everyone with his martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Based on a novel by Wang Du Lu, CROUCHING TIGER starts with the revenge plot common in the wuxia stories that Lee loved as a child, then adds a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 38,131 members

In The Mood For Love

Hong Kong simmering love story. Nice music.
  • In The Mood For Love on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Tony Leung,  Maggie Cheung
    Director: Wong Kar-Wai
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE centres around Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung), neighbors living in a crowded apartment building in 1962 Hong Kong. Both married to people who are always away, they spend many nights home alone. The two make each other's acquaintance and soon find that ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 10,635 members




Average rating for this collection: Average rating: 4.12   82.4% from 4 members

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