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Films from the country "chine", sorted by revenue
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Red Heroine (1929)
, 1h34Origin Chine
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Des soldats enlèvent une jeune fille et tuent sa grand-mère. Elle est sauvée par un mystérieux ermite qui la forme aux arts martiaux pour qu’elle puisse se venger.
Prince of the Sun (1990)
, 1h22Origin Chine
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Films about Tibet, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Lam Ching Ying, Sheila Chan, Jeffrey Falcon
Un enfant aux pouvoirs extraordinaires, est traqué par les forces du mal. Sa mission est de sauver un enfant sacré du Tibet.
The Old Barber (2006)
, 1h44Directed by Hasi Chaolu
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Beijing, 2006, les hutong, Oncle Jing est un vieil homme de 93 ans, barbier depuis plus de 70 ans, Il vit seul, tranquille, et continue à travailler avec un sens de la dignité extraordinaire. Avec son tricycle il visite ses clients. Beaucoup de ceux qui avaient l'habitude de se faire raser et coiffer par lui ont disparu. Il joue au Mah-jong ou va manger des tripes grillés.
The Red Detachment of Women (1961)
Directed by Xie Jin
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Niu Ben
Le film raconte l'histoire d'un groupe de femmes, originaires de l'île de Hainan, qui participèrent à la guerre civile contre le Guomindang, dans la Chine des années 1930.
11 Flowers (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about children
Durant la Révolution culturelle chinoise en 1975, Wang Han, un garçon de 11 ans, vit chez ses parents dans la province de Guizhou, au sud de la Chine. Il croise un meurtrier qui va le pousser au secret et au mensonge.
The Red Awn (2007)
, 1h41Directed by Cai Shangjun
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Dans le nord-ouest de la Chine. C'est l'époque de la moisson. Un homme parti travailler en ville depuis 5 ans rentre au village. Il était considéré comme mort. Son fils l'avait fait radier de l'état civil. Même s'il rentre ce jour là avec des cadeaux, son fils lui en veut terriblement. il n'est pas rentré lorsque sa mère est morte, il l'a laissé se débrouiller tout seul. Embauchés par le voisin qui possède une moissonneuse rouge ils partent faire les moissons pour les paysans.
Summer Palace (2006)
, 2h20Directed by Lou Ye
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Hao Lei, Duan Yihong
Spanning several cities and over a decade, Summer Palace tells the story of Yu Hong (played by Hao Lei), a young woman from the border-city of Tumen, who is accepted to the fictional Beiqing University, a name that evokes either Peking University ("Beida") or Tsinghua University ("Qinghua"). While in school, Yu Hong meets Li Ti, her best friend (played by Hu Lingling), and Zhou Wei, her college boyfriend and the love of her life (played by Guo Xiaodong). The film is divided into two parts. The first begins in the late 1980s (subtitles inform the audience of the place and year at various points in the film), as Yu Hong enters the university. Lonely and isolated despite the cramped living conditions, Yu Hong eventually befriends another student, Li Ti, who introduces her to her boyfriend Ruo Gu (played by Zhang Xianmin), and Ruo Gu's friend Zhou Wei. Yu Hong and Zhou Wei embark upon a passionate but volatile love affair just as political forces are moving towards Tiananmen Square.
Fatal Contact (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Dennis Law
Origin Chine
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Wu Jing, Miki Yeung, Cheung Siu-fai, Ken Lo, Andy On, Lam Suet
A young Chinese martial arts national champion, Kong, comes to Hong Kong on a short contract with a Chinese opera group. A small time gambling boss, Ma, is so impressed with Kong that he wants him to be his fighter in the underground all-contact boxing world. In need of money, Kong makes up his mind to enter the underground boxing scene with his girlfriend Tin, and together they are under control. Kong's fighting skills made him unbeatable in the arena, but after each win, he gets himself in too deep with the underground world.
Perpetual Motion (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Ning Ying (宁瀛)
Origin Chine
Genres Drama
Niuniu, a wealthy middle aged woman living in Beijing, discovers that her husband is having an affair after coming upon a romantic e-mail. She knows only that it is one of her close friends but not which one. Determined to discover the truth, she invites her friends Qinqin, a ditsy actress, Lala, a successful artist, and Madam Ye, a property developer over to her lavish siheyuan home. There the four women share stories of their sexual past over food and mahjong. Niuniu, however, still has her plan to execute...
Peacock (2005)
, 2h24Directed by Gu Changwei
Origin Chine
Genres Drama
Actors Zhang Jingchu, Gu Changwei
The story is set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, in a small town in Mainland China. A middle-aged couple has three children. The eldest son is obese and mentally challenged, a social outcast and is constantly teased by others. The second child, the daughter, is energetic and independent, and isn't afraid of doing anything to pursue her dreams or to survive. The youngest child is an introverted, quiet boy who is ashamed of his older brother and tries to break away from his family's misery.
The Orphan of Anyang (2001)
, 1h24Directed by Wang Chao
Origin Chine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
À Anyang (ville du Nord-Est de la Chine), une prostituée (Feng Yanli) doit abandonner son enfant car elle ne peut l’élever. Elle confie le nouveau-né à un ouvrier au chômage (Yu Dagang) en échange de 200 yuans chaque mois.
I Love Beijing (2001)
, 1h20Directed by Ning Ying (宁瀛)
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Tao Hong
With each entry into Ning Ying's Beijing Trilogy, the focus has been on a different generation: the elderly in For Fun, the middle-aged in On the Beat and now the youth in I Love Beijing. The film follows the twenty-something taxi driver Desi (Yu Lei) and opens on his divorce proceedings. Finding himself alone, Desi becomes something of a Casanova, and is soon dating a waitress, then a librarian, then a radio talk show host. Each woman, however, lacks something he desires. It becomes clear that despite his serial monogamy, Desi is really a romantic, and wonders when he will find the love of his life in the rapidly changing city he lives in.
Temptress Moon (1996)
, 2h10Directed by Chen Kaige
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, 周迅 (Zhou Xun), Patrick Tse
The film opens in 1912, immediately before the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the abdication of Emperor Pu Yi. The Pang clan, a wealthy family in a small town near Shanghai is suffering a similarly drawn out decline. Yu Zhongliang (Leslie Cheung), then a 13-year-old boy, arrives at the Pang estate to live there along with his sister Yu Xiuyi (He Caifei) and her husband, Pang Zhengda (Zhou Yemang). There, he is treated like a servant by his brother-in-law who forces him to kiss his own sister while intoxicated by the effects of opium. In revenge Zhongliang poisons his brother-in-law's opium pipe and flees. Chen Kaige, however, deliberately leaves the audience in the dark, making Zhongliang's flight from the Pang estate all the more mysterious. As Zhongliang attempts to find his way to Beijing, however, he is taken by several men who lead him to Shanghai where he is embraced by the triads.