Shu Shi

蝴蝶梦

When Zhuang Zhou died, his wife could not bear to be lonely and had a new lover before her husband's corpse was cold. In order to make the new man happy, Zhuang Zhou's wife took her new lover to Zhuang Zhou's grave to harass him. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Zhou did not die, he died by fraud to test his wife's fidelity. The new lover was none other than Zhuang Zhou in disguise.

Sorrows of the Forbidden City

The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhenfei.

Days in the Water

At a 1930s swimming match, a Chinese champion is forced to lose to his American rival. Later, the Chinese champion's son, another potential champion, is torn between the rigours of training and the lure of romance.

Cut the Evil’s Claw

The Letter with Feathers

Twelve-year-old Hai Wa sends a secret letter containing Japanese military information to the Eight Route Army during the anti-Japanese war.

Four Chefs and a Feast

Fifty years after partners in a prestigious Shanghai restaurant split, others try to restore it to its glory.

Those Are Chinese

Nan ren de shi jie

As most families only want to have boys, women end up becoming rare and precious.

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.

Li Shizhen

This biography film is based on the life of the real historical figure Li Shizhen.The story focuses on the social injustices suffered by Li as well as the difficulties he overcame in writing the famous Encyclopedia of Herbs.