Movies: Zhang Yuan

The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of the Eastern Tombs' treasures, drawing in high-ranking military and political figures like Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan. As they scramble to resolve the situation, a web of intrigue unfolds i...

Despite its suggestive title, this multi-part Danish omnibus film is not a work of exploitation. Instead, it presents 20 different short films (back-to-back) on the general theme of Danish women, directed by filmmakers including Krzysztof Zanussi, Mo...

An Incense Jade Case, a first-degree Chinese cultural relic, is incidentally discovered by the policemen of an anti-smuggling department of the Customs when they inspect goods mailing overseas. Then the Customs and Police Department carry out a life-...

Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts the life of a single mother (a topic considered taboo at the time) caring for her mentally challenged son. Shot ...

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Chinese short film directed by Zhang Yuan....

Cui Jian concert film recorded in December of 1992 by independent filmmaker Zhang Yuan....

The story continues with Na Xinting’s unwavering commitment to his patriotic duty, even as he faces mounting threats from multiple forces. His relationship with the Daoist leader, Shen Jiu, is a key dynamic, as Shen’s fiery patriotism shakes Na’s wor...

After her mother's lecherous boyfriend reveals she's adopted, incorrigible flirt Dada skips town -- with hopelessly smitten boy-next-door Zhou in tow -- in search of her birth mother....

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Story of a real family in Beijing. The father's drinking problem starts it all. The mother struggles to keep the family together till she cannot take it any more....

The film documents a day in the life of Tiananmen Square in 1994, a mere five years after the crushing of a student-led democracy movement in 1989....

Jiang Jie is famous throughout China: the “Chinese Joan of Arc,” in the words of director Zhang Yuan, a communist heroine executed by the Kuomintang in 1949, on the eve of the revolution. Zhang Yuan’s film, a passionately engaged tribute to the 1964 ...

Chen Jin and Zhang Yuan...

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan...

Ai Jing and Zhang Yuan...

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan...

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan...

This TV documentary recounts the fact that residents of Beijing's old quadrangle refused to move during the process of rebuilding the old city for urban development. This film focuses on the balanced relationship between residents, associations, comp...

Luo Qi and Zhang Yuan...