Today, there are 2 screenings in Xiaoxitian.
Leprosy Woman (1939) 18:30 Konishi 2 Hall
Because of the promotion of the veteran Japanese film historian Tadao Sato in his monograph "A Hundred Years of Chinese Cinema", the little-noticed "Leprosy Woman" in the past in Ma Xu Weibang's research has been valued in recent years.
This is one of the few horror films in which Ma XuWeibang is completely based on the legend of the Qing Dynasty, but the film does not fall into the absurdity of the monster film at all, but has a consistent style and standard guarantee: the makeup and set are excellent, helping the horror atmosphere, and continue to cooperate with Tan Ying, a "black-eyed girl" who is famous for her strange appearance.
The traditional old-fashioned story of talent and beauty is interpreted here with a lot of poignancy and a lot of love. A leper woman who needs to borrow sex to poison herself ends up taking a picture of herself in poisoned wine. Like most of Ma Xuweibang's films, through a ritual of self-affirmation, death is used to complete the pure and beautiful self, but there is rarely unexpected joy.
Tickets are sold out, and they will be released next month.
Violent Neighborhood (2014)
Brick Mansions
19:00 Xiao Xi Tian 1 Hall
Because the French version of "Violent Neighborhood" was so popular, Hollywood released this classic remake ten years after the original. Luc Besson, who is still in the original class, is the screenwriter, the pioneering man of parkour, David Bailey, plays the hero, and the other pair of males who accompany the runner are more luxuriously upgraded: speed driver Paul Walker.
Due to his sudden death, "Violent Neighborhood" became Paul Walker's screen farewell work. We were fortunate to see that in this film, he appeared as a different fighter than before, showing another kind of speed and passion. And the parkour shown purely with strength and beauty is also different from the old-fashioned car chase and gunfight in the police action movie, bringing the strange and extreme beauty of divine skills.
The choice of this background in Detroit, the United States, also injects a failed industrial texture into this powerful work. In the summer heat, it is better to follow the two male postures and take a dynamic city roam between the air conditioners on the big screen.
The ticket price is 20 yuan, and it will go on sale at 5 o'clock.
"Violent Block" Synopsis · The story takes place in Detroit, the United States, the rising crime rate and the continuous expansion of criminal forces make the police miserable, in order to control these "unstable factors", the police set aside a "red brick special zone" to isolate criminals and civilians. In the D.C., a criminal syndicate led by drug lord Terry Mein (Robert Fitzgerald Diggers RZA) controls most of the resources and power, creating a delicate balance that is at stake.
An accident pits Lino (David Belle) into Terry Mayne's eye, and in order to lure Lino out, Terry Mayne kidnaps his girlfriend Lola (Catalina Denis), while the ambitious agent Damian (Paul Walker) also hopes to arrest the evil Trimmein, and Lino and Damian, who have different personalities but are in the same situation, come together and decide to join forces.
The China Film Archive screens this week from 7.12 to 7.17
Ticketing link | At 7 o'clock tomorrow night, Kaurismäki's early masterpiece, the black-and-white film "The Kalamali League" was screened in the lobby, showing the tragic life of the low-level little people with no way out with an absurd journey. Click "Read the original article" to purchase tickets: