The belated 11th Beijing International Film Festival finally arrived in the early autumn, as promised, and yesterday's closely watched "screening list" will also be unveiled, reuniting with the majority of film fans on the big screen in September.
As one of the most watched events of the North Film Festival, this year's screening list is still full of highlights. In addition to many classic units such as "Temple of Heaven Award Main Competition", "Restoration Classic", "Focus on the Future", "Master Review", "Global Vision", "Colorful Animation", etc., heavy units such as "Ice and Snow Winter Olympics" and "Retrospective Exhibition of Gong Li's Works, Chairman of the Temple of Heaven Award Jury" have also been set up.
For some "archeological" fans, perhaps niche films are their appetizers, but for most audiences who love movies, the interesting, good-looking blockbusters in the history of cinema, or touching films, can attract us to the door of the cinema.
Let's take a look at what films at this film festival are worth paying attention to.
Master Review Unit
The "Master Review" section, which is favored by fans, in addition to the previously announced Chaplin series of films, has also added masterpieces such as Shohei Imamura, Krzystovsky Kieslowski, nicholas Ray and other famous directors who have fallen in the history of film.
Chaplin was one of the most talented and influential figures in the silent film period. He writes, directs, acts and distributes his own films. From his performance as a child actor in the Grand Theatre in The United Kingdom to his death at the age of 88, his career spanned more than 70 years.
This film festival "Looking for a Son meets the Immortals", "Gold Rush", "Modern Times" and "City Lights" allow us to get a close look at the legendary life of this world-famous film master.
As a filmmaker, Imamura Masahira's main interest lies in the depiction of Japan's underclass society, as a key figure in the Japanese New Wave, Imamura is the only Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, these two works are "Kakuyama Festival Examination" and "Eel" that will meet with everyone at the North Film Festival.
Krzystów Kiyeslowski is one of the most famous Polish directors in the world.
Kieslowski belongs to the film master of extremely high quality films, starting from the "Killing Short Film" in 1988 when it was concerned by the world, the "Ten Commandments" series in the same year, and the subsequent "Two Flowers" and "Blue", "White" and "Red" all maintained a very high artistic standard, and the propositions involved in the film all pointed to the ultimate thinking of human life.
The editorial board of the Film Handbook had praised Nicholas Ray, and Godard once said that "the film is Nicholas Ray". This year is the 110th anniversary of the birth of Nicholas Ray, and the North Film Festival has screened his masterpieces: "Lonely Suspect", "Rebel for No Reason", "Desert Freak" and so on are all classics worth watching.
Repair classic units
The weighty "Restoration Classic" unit is also full of sincerity, giving the audience the opportunity to experience the clear details up close and enjoy the smooth light and shadow.
Directed by Kwan Kam Peng and starring Mui Yanfang and Zhang Guorong, "Rouge Buckle" is adapted from Li Bihua's novel of the same name. The 4K version of "Rouge Buckle" will recreate the love entanglement of the twelve flowers, forever missing his brother Zhang Guorong and Mei Gu Mei Yanfang.
In Hu Jinquan's chronology, "Zhonglietu" seems to be just the right water ridge, after which his management of the martial arts scenes in the film gradually decreased, and he began to emphasize more metaphysical thinking. It tells the heroic deeds of a group of righteous soldiers in the Ming Dynasty who fought against the Wukou. In addition to Xu Feng, White Eagle and other starring actors, the film can also see the young appearance of Hong Jinbao, Yuan Biao, Yuan Hua, these later martial arts stars.
Mulholland Drive, though mysterious and puzzling, was voted by the BBC as the greatest film of the 21st century. The dreamy colors in the film create many mysteries that are very confusing, but they naturally stimulate people's desire to interpret.
Director David Lynch won the Palme d'Or for Best Director in Cannes that year for his films, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for the second time the following year.
The Social Network is based on the novel by Ben Mazridge. Directed by David Finch, it tells the story of how Mark Zuckerberg and Edvardo Savalin built and grew Facebook's history.
This film records the biggest change of this era, the foresight of the film does not need to be repeated, I believe that watching this movie ten years later, everyone will have a new understanding.
Colorful animation units
The cross-dimensional "Colorful Animation" unit is also colorful and eye-catching.
"Gundam SEED" series trilogy, highly anticipated, the version of the North Film Festival is the total episode of the TV version of "Gundam SEED", the 50-word SEED edited into the essence of all 3 parts, reinterpreting the story with a new perspective, during the North Film Festival, many fans can relive the classic animation of childhood.
Ghibli, one of the business cards of Japanese anime, also had three animated films in attendance. Among them, "Porco Rosso" is a semi-autobiographical animated feature film by Hayao Miyazaki. "Porco Rosso" Polluk is the image of a cool and cute pig, but what really makes Polluk stand out is his indomitable and dedicated personality.
"Delusional Agent" is the first and only animated series directed by Toshi Imatoshi, with a total of 13 episodes, and will also be released at one time during the North Film Festival. This film won the silver medal of the animation jury at the 2004 Montreal International Film Festival and the silver medal of the audience, and it can be said that it is very enjoyable to watch such an animated series at the North Film Festival.
Retrospective exhibition of gong Li's works by Gong Li, chairman of the jury of the Temple of Heaven Award
The "Retrospective Exhibition of Gong Li's Works, Chairman of the Temple of Heaven Award Jury" will also display a number of Gong Li's representative works.
In 1988, she collaborated with Zhang Yimou, who directed for the first time, to play the heroine Jiu'er in the film "Red Sorghum". With the hit of "Red Sorghum", Gong Li has also been widely concerned at home and abroad. In the following years, he cooperated with Zhang Yimou many times. In 1992, she won the Best Actress at the 49th Venice Film Festival with the film "Qiu Ju Fights a Lawsuit", becoming the first Chinese Venetian film queen.
In 1993, she starred in the film "Farewell to the King" and won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first actress in the history of world cinema to win the highest awards of the three major European film festivals.
Gong Li has an inseparable relationship with Chinese films and is also the most recognized oriental actress in the world film world, and she enjoys a lofty position in the Chinese film industry.
Among the works of Gong Li screened this time, there are not only the masterpieces "Red Sorghum" and "Qiu Ju Fighting Lawsuits", which won the International Film Festival Award, as well as the delicate and profound literary and artistic films "Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge"; there are both lighthearted and pleasant romantic comedies "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", as well as Hong Kong classic martial arts masterpieces "Tianlong Eight Parts of Tianshan Tongmao".
These films not only connect the different stages of Gong Li's career, but also depict the development trajectory of Chinese cinema from the fifth generation of directors to the present.
Surprise premiere unit
A documentary commemorating Imatoshi, "Imatoshi: Dream Machine", will also land in the surprise premiere unit, featuring Mori Hosoda, Mori Oshii, Rodney Rothman, Emi Hayashibara, Junko Iwao, Masao Maruyama, and others. The documentary was originally planned to be made on the tenth anniversary of Imatoshi's death last year, but for some reason it could not be released as scheduled. The film previously premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Shochiku's 100th anniversary commemorative work "God of Cinema" is also looking forward to. Director Yoji Yamada's latest work tells the story of a miracle caused by a man who believes in the "god of cinema" and his family. In addition, the cast is also very luxurious, and yoji Yamada, yyds, who has rarely missed in recent years.
Italian director Nanni Molletti's new film "On Three Floors" has just been shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival, and it has come to the screening of the North Film Festival, how can this freshness be missed.
Tribute to the Filmmakers unit
In honor of director Kim Ki-duk, the Beijing International Film Festival is also screening a 4K restored version of his most important work "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring" in the "Tribute to Filmmakers" section. As the name suggests, the film alternates between the five seasons of spring, summer, autumn, winter, and spring, and the reincarnation of young and young middle-aged and elderly people.
French director Henri-Georges Kruzzo, known for his thrillers, seemed to be showing signs of catching up with Hitchcock in his heyday. The style of the work is dark, the protagonist is often morally flawed, and the theme implies despair of society.
"The Price of Fear" is a masterpiece that cannot be missed, and the ending of the film is even more unexpected, making it a classic clip in film history.
Global Vision unit
"My Husband Has Bipolar Disorder" (formerly known as "Irreconcilable") tells the story of a family facing bipolar disorder together, and it is also worth looking forward to being shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
"Sound of Metal" received 6 nominations at this year's Oscars and eventually won Best Editing and Best Sound. The director let the audience intuitively feel the world of the protagonist's deafness many times, and even made the audience suspect that they could not hear it. Great sound and editing perfect for rewatching in a movie theater!
Dolby Units
Katsuyo Otomo's "Akira" Dolby Vision Reset Will Be Unveiled in the Dolby Cinema Screening Unit, and Dolby Cinema's ultra-high brightness and 1 million:1 ultra-high contrast ratio will bring unparalleled brilliant colors and picture details to this film. Students who missed this immortal classic in the history of animation at the Shanghai Film Festival can prepare to grab tickets~
The horror film Joker Returns, directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Horror movie lovers re-watch this classic horror movie in the cinema, I believe it is also a very exciting movie experience.
The film screened at the North Film Festival will officially open online ticket sales at 12:00 on September 14, and I hope that everyone will grab tickets smoothly.