Search results for "Chen Kaige"
The Volunteers: To the War

The Volunteers: To the War

The Volunteers: To the War
IMDb: 5.6
141

In the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with “internal and external troubles”. Since the outbreak of the Korean…

Genre: Drama, History, War
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema
IMDb: 6.8
100

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, “To Each His Own Cinema” brought together 33 of the world’s pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Battle at Lake Changjin II

The Battle at Lake Changjin II

The Battle at Lake Changjin II
IMDb: 5.4
149

In the follow-up to “The Battle At Lake Changjin”, brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People’s Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the…

Genre: Action, History, War
China’s Megatomb Revealed

China’s Megatomb Revealed

China’s Megatomb Revealed
IMDb: 6.5
95

Albert Lin and National Geographic Channel unearth the terrible secrets that lie hidden in the tomb of China’s first Emperor. The Terracotta Warriors are just the tip of the iceberg…

Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon
IMDb: 6.7
130

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Battle at Lake Changjin

The Battle at Lake Changjin

The Battle at Lake Changjin
IMDb: 5.2
185

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

Genre: Drama, War
Monk Comes Down the Mountain

Monk Comes Down the Mountain

Monk Comes Down the Mountain
IMDb: 5.5
113

When a young monk is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor,…

Genre: Action, Comedy
King of the Children

King of the Children

King of the Children
IMDb: 6.9
107

During the Cultural Revolution, an unschooled young man is labouring in the countryside when he is suddenly assigned to teach in a near-by village school. Gradually, he finds the confidence…

Genre: Drama
Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat
IMDb: 6.2
129

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the…

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Sacrifice
IMDb: 6.2
128

For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives…

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly
IMDb: 5.5
100

A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.

Genre: Thriller
Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine
IMDb: 8.1
171

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled “Farewell…

Genre: Drama
The Promise

The Promise

The Promise
IMDb: 5.6
121

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never…