Zhang Hongmei

En Chine, au printemps 1946, un an après le retrait des troupes japonaises, une jeune femme, Yuwen, s'ennuie dans une petite ville ravagée par les bombes. Son mari est atteint de la tuberculose et un ami docteur vient lui rendre visite. Celui-ci ne se montre pas insensible au charme de Yuwen...

In 1947, the Chinese Red Army sets a trap for the Nationalist forces in Jiangsu province.

The passenger ship Haiyan, with more than a thousand people aboard, sails through a thick fog at night. Despite having the knowledge that there are reefs nearby, the captain refuses to stop or slow down.

Said to be the first science-fiction film produced in China (and perhaps having its North American theatrical premiere in Future Imperfect?), Death Ray on Coral Island spares no bile, camp, or latent envy in portraying America as the cunning archenemy that will stop at nothing—industrial espionage, assassinations, even ballroom dancing—to steal China’s futuristic weaponry. The film occupies a pivotal moment in China’s modern history, representing a legacy of the Great Cultural Revolution and a harbinger of the nation’s ascension on the global economic stage. Courtesy of the China Film Archive and Shanghai Film Group.