Chinese Portraits
March 5–17, 2022
A collection of narrative and documentary works on artists, writers, and ordinary citizens in China, presented in conjunction with the Townsend Center’s In Dialogue with China: Art, Culture, Politics.
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Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
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Chinese Portrait
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So Long, My Son
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Abode of Illusion: The Life and Art of Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) (1899–1983)
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Films - Past
Films - Past
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Past Films
Abode of Illusion: The Life and Art of Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) (1899–1983)
Carma Hinton, Richard Gordon
United States, 1994Saturday, March 5 7 PMCarma Hinton and Winnie Wong in ConversationView DetailsThe creators of the classic documentary The Gate of Heavenly Peace turn their attention to the work and legacy of one of the greatest, most fascinating twentieth-century painters, Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian).
Chinese Portrait
Wang Xiaoshuai
China, 2018Wednesday, March 9 7 PMIntroduced by Andrew F. JonesView DetailsRoughly sixty carefully composed shots of citizens and their environments, recorded over ten years across China, comprise this formal masterpiece, a photo album of an entire nation’s decade. From the director of Beijing Bicycle.
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Jia Zhangke
China, 2020Thursday, March 10 7 PMCarma Hinton and Andrew F. Jones in ConversationView DetailsThree of China’s greatest living authors share their stories and memories in Jia’s tribute to storytelling and the connection between intellectual thought and working-class labor. “A spiritual depiction of China. Illuminating” (South China Morning Post).
So Long, My Son
Wang Xiaoshuai
China, 2019Thursday, March 17 7 PMView DetailsWang’s unforgettable family portrait tackles the tragic implications of China’s one-child policy in epic form. “So measured is the pacing, so sinuous the timeline, so understated the subtle ache of the performances . . . [the film performs] the emotional equivalent of open-heart surgery” (Guardian).