- The blue kite, Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1994
From the middle of the 50’s to the Cultural revolution, the story of a little boy, Tietou, and his mother whose three marriages mark new stages in the family life while corresponding to important events of the Chinese history.
- To live (Huozhe), Zhang Yimou,1994
The life of a chinese family from its heyday in the 1940s to the hardships of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960′s.
- The Story of Qiu Ju , Zhang Yimou, 1992
The story of a woman obsessed with exacting an apology from the chief of her small village, who publicly humiliated her husband..
- Blind shaft, Li Yang, 2003
Two unscrupulous pit workers have found a way to make the 2 ends meet. First, they choose a prey, just arrived from his remote village to work in coal mines, and pretend he is a relative. Then they “accidentally” eliminate the poor guy in a pit and blackmail their boss in paying them compensation. Black is black!
- Caravan (Himalaya, l’enfance d’un chef), Eric Valli, 1999
Shot high up in a remote area of the Himalayas, this movie tells the story of a generational struggle between the young and the old in the Dolpo area, detailing the respective journeys of two caravans from Tibet to Nepal, as well as the continuing battle between the two leaders.
