News
Wednesday 3 May 2006
China-Cinema-Modernity: A Celebration of 100 years of Chinese Cinema, Broadway Cinema (May 5-7, 2006)
A festival of Chinese film, organised by Nottingham Trent University’s Institute for Cultural Analysis (ICAn) takes place this weekend at Broadway Cinema, Hockley, in Nottingham. China-Cinema-Modernity: A Celebration of 100 Years of Chinese Cinema, will explore the distinctive character of modernity in 20th Century China through its cinema.
Six iconic films rarely seen in the UK will give audiences a flavour of three periods: the vibrant early modernity of the 1920s-1940s Shanghai film industry; the controversial ‘alternative modernity’ of the mid-Century Communist period; and the flowering of a diverse and sophisticated film culture from the 1980s.
Professor John Tomlimson, the Director of ICAn, said: “This event celebrates 100 years of Chinese cinema. But more than this, it marks the increasing relevance of China, not just as an economic, but a cultural force in the modern globalised world. It is particularly appropriate that Nottingham, with its increasingly close links to China through its universities and business enterprises, should host this festival."
He added: “Our hope in staging it is that it adds to the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture amongst British audiences.”
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Notes for editors: ICAn is based within Nottingham Trent University’s School of Arts, Communication and Culture.
There are a limited number of complimentary tickets available for the opening night film, Red Heroine. Anyone interested should contact tao.zhang@ntu.ac.uk.
Programme (all films will have a brief introduction)
8:30 pm Friday 5 May
Red Heroine (Hongxia) (1929) (silent with live musical accompaniment)
6:00 pm Saturday 6 May
Woman Basketball Player No.5 (Nu Lan Wu Hao) (1957)
8:15 pm Saturday 6 May
Early Spring in February (Zao Chun Er Yue) (1963)
3:00 pm Sunday 7 May
The Goddess (Shennü) (1934) (silent with live musical accompaniment)
6:00 pm Sunday 7 May
My Memories of Old Beijing (Chen Nan Jiu Shi) (1982)
8:15 pm Sunday 7 May
Hibiscus Town (Furong Zhen) (1986)
Press enquiries please contact:
Dave Rogers, Press Officer, on telephone +44 (0)115 848 2650 or via email: dave.rogers@ntu.ac.uk.
Or Therese Easom, Press and Media Relations Manager, on telephone +44 (0)115 848 6589 or via email: therese.easom@ntu.ac.uk.
