by Cláudio Alves
Barbie this, Oppenheimer that, the Barbenheimer double feature wasn't the only title worth watching to arrive in theaters last week. Indeed, one of 2022's most controversial titles finally enjoyed its American release well over a year after it competed at the Berlinale and incurred the wrath of the Chinese government. Ruijun Li's Return to Dust deserves the attention of every cinephile, both because one shouldn't bow to the pressures of censorship but also because it's a remarkable bit of social realist filmmaking. Its ability to touch on hard truths made it an unlikely box office success before all that attention ruffled some feathers…...
Barbie this, Oppenheimer that, the Barbenheimer double feature wasn't the only title worth watching to arrive in theaters last week. Indeed, one of 2022's most controversial titles finally enjoyed its American release well over a year after it competed at the Berlinale and incurred the wrath of the Chinese government. Ruijun Li's Return to Dust deserves the attention of every cinephile, both because one shouldn't bow to the pressures of censorship but also because it's a remarkable bit of social realist filmmaking. Its ability to touch on hard truths made it an unlikely box office success before all that attention ruffled some feathers…...
- 7/25/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
"The soil rewards us. Whether you're rich or powerful or an ordinary person." Film Movement debuted an official US trailer for this indie film from China titled Return to Dust, from the award-winning filmmaker named Ruijun Li. This originally premiered in early 2022 at the Berlin Film Festival and it toured to other fests including Melbourne, Edinburgh, Toronto, Mill Valley. A tender tale about the transformative nature of love, Return to Dust is an "absorbing, beautifully framed drama" that was already a box office hit in China when it opened last year. Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected and wholesome bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with the Earth's cycles, create a haven for...
- 7/17/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
25 new titles on release this week including ‘Call Jane’, ‘Watcher’.
Oliver Hermanus’ Akira Kurosawa adaptation Living heads a bumper weekend for new releases in UK-Ireland cinemas, with 25 new titles playing across the seven-day period from October 31-November 6.
Released by Lionsgate in 257 cinemas, Living is an English-language adaptation of Kurosawa’s 1952 filmIkiru, with the story moved to the UK in the 1950s. It follows a veteran civil servant – played by Bill Nighy – who receives a medical diagnosis that inspires him to put some fun into his remaining days.
Nighy received one of nine nominations for the film at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) this morning,...
Oliver Hermanus’ Akira Kurosawa adaptation Living heads a bumper weekend for new releases in UK-Ireland cinemas, with 25 new titles playing across the seven-day period from October 31-November 6.
Released by Lionsgate in 257 cinemas, Living is an English-language adaptation of Kurosawa’s 1952 filmIkiru, with the story moved to the UK in the 1950s. It follows a veteran civil servant – played by Bill Nighy – who receives a medical diagnosis that inspires him to put some fun into his remaining days.
Nighy received one of nine nominations for the film at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) this morning,...
- 11/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
After launching last year’s edition as a two-pronged event held last March and June, this year’s Berlin Film Festival is attempting to return to (relative) normalcy, complete with an enviable lineup of new films. While the Berlinale’s European Film Market has moved online, this year’s Berlin Film Festival is sticking to an in-person event with limited capacity, mandatory vaccines, and no parties.
But although moviegoers might not be literally partying it up during the course of the 10-day festival, there will still be plenty to celebrate, including new films from beloved auteurs like Claire Denis, Dario Argento, Quentin Dupieux, Ursula Meier, and Peter Strickland, plus new works from rising stars on the international circuit like Kivu Ruhorahoza, Ashley McKenzie, and Li Ruijun. There are Covid-made features and murderous revenge thrillers, small-scale romances and real-life twins making their debut, and at least one film that just might...
But although moviegoers might not be literally partying it up during the course of the 10-day festival, there will still be plenty to celebrate, including new films from beloved auteurs like Claire Denis, Dario Argento, Quentin Dupieux, Ursula Meier, and Peter Strickland, plus new works from rising stars on the international circuit like Kivu Ruhorahoza, Ashley McKenzie, and Li Ruijun. There are Covid-made features and murderous revenge thrillers, small-scale romances and real-life twins making their debut, and at least one film that just might...
- 2/9/2022
- by Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival (Lacff) is proud to host its second annual festival, screening 21 nominated films from Chinese independent filmmakers and artists, at the Downtown Independent Theater, from November 1st to 4th, 2018.
Lacff is the only film festival in Los Angeles that features Chinese independent films with the express aim of promoting and showcasing Chinese language and culture focused films. Lacff also aims to foster cultural exchange between the Hollywood and Chinese film industries.
This year, the festival received a total of 255 film submissions from 11 different countries and regions. After two months of expert and jury deliberations, 21 films were nominated; including three features, three documentaries, six narrative shorts, four documentary shorts, and five experimental/animated shorts.
Of the festival line-up, nine films will be making their North American and/or Los Angeles Premiere at Lacff this year. The feature film, E.T. Made in China (Dir. Xiaosha Zhang), as well as stop-animation short,...
Lacff is the only film festival in Los Angeles that features Chinese independent films with the express aim of promoting and showcasing Chinese language and culture focused films. Lacff also aims to foster cultural exchange between the Hollywood and Chinese film industries.
This year, the festival received a total of 255 film submissions from 11 different countries and regions. After two months of expert and jury deliberations, 21 films were nominated; including three features, three documentaries, six narrative shorts, four documentary shorts, and five experimental/animated shorts.
Of the festival line-up, nine films will be making their North American and/or Los Angeles Premiere at Lacff this year. The feature film, E.T. Made in China (Dir. Xiaosha Zhang), as well as stop-animation short,...
- 10/26/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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