#chen-kaige — Public Fediverse posts

Hong Kong Film Festival Marks 50th Anniversary With Chinese Cinema Retrospective, Chen Kaige, Tsai Ming-liang, Ann Hui Masterclasses – Global Bulletin
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ChenKaige #GlobalBulletin #HongKongInternationalFilmFestival #ZhangYimou

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hong-kong-film-festival-50th-anniversary-celebrations-1236677779/

China Box Office: ‘Row to Win’ Remains No. 1 as ‘Colorful Stage! The Movie’ Opens in Second’
#Variety #Asia #BoxOffice #Global #News #ChenKaige #OneBattleAfterAnother #RowtoWin

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/china-box-office-row-to-win-colorful-stage-1236561658/

China Box Office: Chen Kaige’s ‘The Volunteers: Peace at Last’ Leads Quiet Frame as ‘Row to Win’ Climbs to No. 2
#Variety #Asia #BoxOffice #Global #News #AWritersOdyssey2 #ChenKaige #RowtoWin #TheVolunteersPeaceatLast

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/china-box-office-chen-kaige-the-volunteers-peace-at-last-row-to-win-1236547687/

China Box Office: Chen Kaige’s ‘The Volunteers: Peace at Last’ Opens at No. 1
#Variety #Asia #BoxOffice #Global #News #AWritersOdyssey2 #ChenKaige #EvilUnbound #TheVolunteersPeaceatLast

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/china-box-office-chen-kaige-the-volunteers-peace-at-last-1236540781/

China Box Office: ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ Rerelease Opens in Second Place
#Variety #Asia #BoxOffice #Global #News #ChenKaige #China #HarryPotterandtheSorcerersStone

https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/china-box-office-harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-rerelease-1236176607/

China’s Pingyao Film Festival Announces Full Line-Up; Opening Film ‘A River Without Tears’ & ‘Yellow Earth’ Restoration
#News #ChenKaige #JiaZhangke #PingyaoFilmFestival

https://deadline.com/2024/09/china-pingyao-film-festival-chen-kaige-yellow-earth-1236080875/

‘Yellow Earth’ Restoration Decorates Pingyao Film Festival 8th Edition Lineup
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ChenKaige #PingyaoInternationalFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/yellow-earth-chen-kaige-pingyao-film-festival-1236132704/

The Legend of the Cat Demon (movie review)

When I watched this on iQIYI, I had very low expectations (having been burnt by so many movies on that platform before). However, it turned out to be incredibly poignant and beautiful, and no wonder – it’s from the legendary director, Chen Kaige.

https://youtu.be/Yba215606Mc?si=WL3WJNKAhxqUHW95

Interestingly, it’s adapted from the Japanese novel “Samon Kukai Tou no Kuni nite Oni to Utagesu” (沙門空海唐の国にて鬼と宴す) by Yumemakura Baku (夢枕獏).

The story is an interpretation of what happened to Yang Guifei, the favoured concubine of Emperor Xuanzhuang of the Tang Dynasty.

I found it indescribably poignant. It’s told in a dream-like manner which makes you wonder whether what you’re seeing is real or not, and if what’s narrated is true.

PS: If I’m not mistaken, Emperor Xuanzhuang in this movie is the same one in Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2 (where he just ascended the throne).

More info: https://mydramalist.com/21665-the-legend-of-the-cat-demon

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

#4Stars #ChenKaige #China #ChineseMovie #ChineseMovies #CostumedDrama #Fantasy #TV

Chinese Films Take First, Third and Fifth Places at Global Box Office on Holiday Weekend
#Variety #Asia #BoxOffice #Global #News #ChenKaige #China #ZhangYimou

https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/chinese-films-first-third-fifth-places-global-box-office-1235741925/