2024年金鸡影展苏州站即将开展,明日12:00正式开票。
The 2024 Golden Rooster Film Screening, themed "The Road," will bring over 70 films to cinephiles across the country, many of which will have their Chinese or even Asian premieres. The event is set to take place in Suzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, and Chengdu between Nov. 29 and Dec. 22. Tickets will be available on Taopiaopiao from 12 p.m. tomorrow. All the films have English subtitles!
Suzhou Screening Schedule
Suzhou Arts Cineplex (Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre Branch)
Director: Rúnar RúnarssonStars: Elín Hall, Katla Njálsdóttir, Mikael KaaberUna grapples with grief while harboring a secret, unable to fully express her emotions, as she navigates challenging events swirling around her.Director: Ryosuke HashiguchiStars: Noriko Eguchi, Kotone Furukawa, Chika UchidaYayoi, Manami, and Kiyomi are 3 sisters with different characters, each hiding their complex from each other. One day, they take their mother on a trip to the hot springs. Having a common feeling that they do not want to lead a life like their mother, their complaints gradually escalate.
Director: Peter HoogendoornStars: Ton Kas, Guido Pollemans, Neide dos Santos SilvaThis black-and-white drama/comedy explores the strained relationship between Gerrie and his son Dick during their annual three-day reunion in Rotterdam, with the looming threat that this might be Gerrie's last visit.04
All We Imagine as Light
Stars: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya KadamMalayalam, Hindi, MarathiIn Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.
Director: Kiyoshi KurosawaStars: Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa, Daiken OkudairaGenres: Action, Horror, ThrillerYoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.
Director: Jonathan MilletStars: Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz RichterLanguages: Arabic, French, English, TurkishHamid joins a secret group tracking Syrian regime leaders on the run. His mission takes him to France, pursuing his former torturer for a fateful confrontation.
Director: Louise CourvoisierStars: Maïwene Barthelemy, Dimitri Baudry, Mathis BernardTotone's carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.Director: Alonso RuizpalaciosStars: Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna DíazIn the heart of a bustling Times Square kitchen, dreams and desperation collide as the staff each chase the elusive American dream.Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Hafsia Herzi, Noor ElasriThe wives of two inmates serving time in the same penitentiary develop a surprising kinship.Director: Cyril SchäublinStars: Alisa Miloglyadova, Elisaveta Kriman, Olga BushkovaLanguages: Swiss German, Russian, French, EnglishIn late 19th century Switzerland, a factory worker becomes involved with a local group of anarchist watchmakers.11
A Year of No Significance
Stars: Peter Yu, Tiow Im Tan, Mandy ChenEnglish, Mandarin, Hokkien, MalayLim Cheng Soon a architect sidelined in the office because of his inability to speak English. His wife leaves him. His father always preferred his younger brother. Robbed of his identities Cheng Soon struggles in the dusk of his life.
Director: Chien-Hung LienStars: Po-Hung Lin, Esther Liu, Li-Yin YangMandarin, Min Nan, French, EnglishAn online romance with a foreigner takes a lonely middle-aged chicken farmer to an unknown land. Despite everyone saying it is a romance scam, she wants to prove that her love indeed exists.Stars: Philip Keung Ho-Man, Fish Liew, Man-Lung LingIt tells the story of a former gangster who, upon his release from prison, sets up a laundry in an anonymous district and lives a quiet life. After property developers try to grab a rundown building, young gangsters try to throw people out of the building, drug addicts cause trouble and the old-timer heeds his neighbors' calls and fights back.Director: Hsiao-Hsien HouStars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young ChenGenres: Comedy, Drama, HistoryMandarin, Min Nan, Japanese, Cantonese, ShanghaineseThe story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from the Chinese mainland in the late 1940s.Director: Hsiao-Hsien HouStars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle ReisIn the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien HouStars: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao TuanEnglish, Japanese, Mandarin
The ethereally beautiful Vicky recalls her romances with Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.
Source: WeChat ID: gh_15e9554a1021 (苏州艺术人文影院联盟)