With the arrival of April, the mystery of the Fifth Beijing International Film Festival is being unveiled layer by layer, after the announcement of four batches of screening lists in a row, the Film Festival Organizing Committee officially announced the fifth batch of Beijing screening films, there are nearly 100 films, the number is large, the classic is the most, can be described as dazzling, colorful. It is reported that the fifth batch of films, as well as the first four batches, is divided into "Master Review", "Classic Restoration", "Award-Winning Collection", "Series of Food", "Multinational Style", "Multiple Perspectives", "Chinese Forces" and "Animation Selection" multiple screening units.
In the "Master Review" section announced this time, there are four films exhibited, namely two legendary works by Japanese film master Imatoshi: "Red Hot Chili Peppers" (film) and "Tokyo Godfather"; four masterpieces by martial arts film master Hu Jinquan: "Drunken Man" (film), "Dragon Gate Inn", "Heroine Girl" (film), "The Storm of Yingchun Pavilion" (film); the last work of the fourth generation of director Wu Tianming: "A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix"; four works by Swedish director Roy Anderson: "Cold Branches and Birds". Swedish Love Story (film), "The Song from the Second Floor", "You Are Alive", as well as his short films and documentaries: "Glorious World", "The Plague Has Come", "The Persistence of the Second Floor" and "Life Is Like It". "Master Review" is not only a tribute to the classics, but also, in today's rapid development of digital technology, film screening is becoming less and less, as a generation of filmmakers' feelings, film screening reflects the homage to film art. At the 5th Beijing International Film Festival, you will feel the classics of film that are rare to see.
There are three famous filmmakers in the "Classic Restoration" section who coincide with the 100th anniversary of their birth, including the talented directors who have been announced before: Orson Wells, and the first lady of Hollywood, Ingrid Bergman, who will show three classics starring roberto Rossellini starring her: "Love on the Edge of the Volcano", "Restless" and "Visiting Italy"; the other two 100th birthdays are The Prince Charming of the Chinese film industry: Shi Hui and Zhao Dan, and this year's film festival will be screened by the latest restorations of the Archive: "Mourning Middle-aged", "Mourning Middle-aged". My Life", "Guan Lianchang", "Cross Street", "Nightclub" and "Wuxun Biography".
The "Awards Collection" section of the announcement of this time brings together the darlings of the hottest film festivals in recent years, including "The Fantasy Drift of Young Pi", which won major awards such as Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects at the 85th Academy Awards; "The Fantastic Drift of Pi" at the 67th Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as "Avatar", which broke the global box office record in one fell swoop; and "Mommy", "Miracle", "Burst Drummer", "Postman's White Night" , "White God", "Lesson", "My Skinny Sister", "American Sniper" and a series of award-winning masterpieces.
The "Series of Gluttony" section announced this time is the "Love in" trilogy that is regarded as the "love bible" by literary and artistic youth: "Love Before dawn breaks" (film), "Love at sunset and dusk" (film) and "Love before midnight falls".
"Multinational" is divided into 3 sections, "Focus on Poland" can be described as a star-studded group of screenings, including Kieslowski's masterpiece "Song of Opportunity" and "Killing Short Film", Kryzytov Zanusi's masterpieces "The Call of the Mountain", "Spiritual Light" and "The Call of the Mountain", Andrei Vajda's masterpiece "Ashes and Diamonds", "Blessed Land", and "Zaragoza Manuscript" directed by Vojzişi Haas, as well as two new Polish films: "Blood Warsaw" and "Heart and Liver Baby"; The Japanese Film Selection adds "Manho Station Front Frenzy"; 10 masterpieces in the "Korean Film Selection" section: "Empty Room" (film), "Holy Death", "Do-hee", "Strange Her", "The Way Home", "The Era of Bandits - Civil Unrest", "Pirates", "Director's Clip", "Tall Man", "Flower Burial".
The "Multiple Perspectives" section brings together as many as 26 films in the film list released this time, and the personality and unique theme reflect the diversity and inclusiveness of the Beijing International Film Festival. They are: "Tourist", "Fallen Chef", "Magical Black Forest", "Jersey Boy", "Emotional Holiday", "Michelin Love Affair", "Judge Daddy", "God Helps The Girl", "Black Sea Gold", "Memories of Chaos / Before I Fall Asleep", "Son of the Sun", "Champion Singer", "Teacher's Diary", "Swim Team Horror", "Zurich", "Undercover Gunner", "El Niño", "Year of The Most Violent", "Sand Sea Drifter", "Screenwriter's Love", "Kung Fu Dream", "One Word Kill Machine" , "The Girl Who Returned Alone at Night", "Commando Ninth", "Mamaros", "Taste of Dreams: See You at Mondevia".
The "Chinese Power" section announced three Hong Kong and Taiwan films, namely "Peer-to-Peer", "Summer Vacation Homework" and "Seven Designs of Love", and the style of Chinese films will be displayed by them.
Finally, the "Animation Selection" section continues to launch four wonderful foreign cartoons, namely South Korea's "Road to Life", Russia's "Space Dogs: Moon Adventure", britain\France's "Shaun the Sheep" and Tom Moore's new work "Ocean Song".
From April 16 to 23, 2015, the above-mentioned film masterpieces will be screened in 23 theaters and 8 universities in Beijing, and the list of theaters screened in this year's film festival "Beijing Screening" has been announced, when the audience can go to the nearby theater to watch the film. A gorgeous audio-visual feast is about to open, please pay attention to the 5th Beijing International Film Festival for more screening information.