BAFTA NORTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL, BLACK SCREEN FESTIVAL and ODEON CINEMA PRESENTS...
IMAGES OF CHINA - CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL
BAFTA North in association with the City of Liverpool, Black Screen Festival and Odeon Cinema is proud to present a programme of events featuring a selection of critically acclaimed Chinese films to celebrate Chinese culture.
Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm, Odeon Cinema, London Road, Liverpool:
A SIGH directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan and Liu Bei.
A touching drama that deals with one of China’s most sensitive subjects, adultery. Zhang Guoli plays writer Liang Yazhou, who has been married for ten years with a beautiful six-year-old daughter and appears completely happy with his life. Until one day he meets an intriguingly attractive young woman, Li Xiaodan, his screen writing executive assistant. A passionate affair ensues and Liang is forced to choose between the wife he loves and his impassioned lover.
Friday 17 October, 6.30pm, Odeon Cinema, London Road, Liverpool:
THE MISSING GUN directed by Chuan Lu and starring Wen Jiang, Shi Liang and Jing Ning. Set in present day rural China, THE MISSING GUN is a fast-paced thriller following small town policeman Ma Shan, who wakes up one morning to discover his gun is missing. Events take a sinister turn when his first love turns up dead and the incriminating bullet appears to have come from his own gun.
Friday 17 October, 1.00pm, Odeon Cinema, London Road, Liverpool:
I AM A FISH directed by Li Honghe and starring Li Lida and Ma Jingwu.
This children’s film tells the story of a young boy, Lu Xiaochun and his peaceful life with his grandfather in a little village by the sea. His serene existence is interrupted by the death of his grandfather and his parents’ decision to send him to school in the big city. Unhappy in his new home, Xiaochun meets an elderly man, Ma Changyu and with his help he finds his spirit again and successfully swims across the Qiongzhou Strait and creates a Guinness record.
For details email BAFTA North:
baftanorth@virgin.net
