Friends – Activity – Jon Breitenbucher

Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 12 years, 12 months ago

Vive L'amour Vive L’amour, directed by Ming-liang Tsai, Taiwan, 1994 May Lin (played by Kuei-mei Yang): a young real estate saleswoman in T […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Together Together, directed by Chen Kaige, 1997, China Liu Xiaochun, a 13-year old boy very musically gifted; plays violin ever […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

To Live To Live, directed by Yimou Zhang, 1993 China Xu, Fu-gui, son of a wealthy landlord; falls from grace when he loses […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Suzhou River Suzhou River, directed by Luo Ye, 2000, China Marda (name in Chinese means “motor”), a motorcycle courier, about 26 years […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Story of Qiuju Story of Qiu Ju, dir by Zhang Yimou, 1993, China Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, married and pregnant, known for her good look; a […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Still Life Still Life, (“san xia hao ren” the good people at the three gorges) directed by Jia Zhangke, 2006, China Han Sanming A […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Shower Shower, directed by Zhang Yang, 1999, China Lao Liu (old man Liu), proprietor of an old Beijing bathhouse scheduled to be torn […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Postmen in the Mountain Postmen in the Mountains, directed by Huo Jianqi, 1997, China Father, a postman in Hunan Province soon to retire after a […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Peacock Peacock, directed by Gu Changwei, 2005, China Gao Weihong, a young woman in a household of five: parents, an older brother […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Not One Less Not One Less, directed by Zhang Yimou, 2001, China Wei Minzhi, 13 year-old student in a rural village middle school in Bebei […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Incense Incense, directed by Ning Hao, 2002, China Buddhist Monkpious and living in a small village called Nan Xiao Zhai in Shaanxi […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Happy Time Happy Times, directed by Zhang Yimou, 2000, China Old Zhao 老赵, a factory worker in his late 50s forced to step down from his […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Happy Together Happy Together, directed by Wang Kar-wai, Hong Kong, 1999 Ho Po-winga British national living in Hong Kong; a gay man in […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Getting Home “Getting Home” (luo ye gui gen: fallen leaves return to roots) directed by Zhang Yang, 2007, China Lao Zhao, Originally a […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

For the Children Pretty Big Feet, directed by Yang Yazhou, 1996, China Zhang Meili (“pretty”), name embarrasses her because she has big feet […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Farewell My Concubine Farewell My Concubine, directed by Chen Kaige, China, 1994 Cheng Dieyi: mother a prostitute who gives him up as a child to […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Ermo Ermo, directed by Zhou Xiaowen, China 1994 Ermo, a peasant, industrious and self-assertive; married with one son; sexually […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Eat Drink Man Woman Eat Drink Man Woman, directed by Ang Lee, Taiwan, 1994 A line taken from the Classical Text by Mencius: “It is human nature […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

Comrades, Almost A Love Story directed by Peter Chan, Hong Kong 1996 中文分析 Li, Xiao-jun 黎小军, in his 20s, arrives at Hong Kong (HK) in search […]
Rujie Wang wrote a new post on the site Chinese Cinema as Translation of Cultures 13 years ago

City of Life and DeathCity of Life and Death , directed by Lu Chuan, 2009, China Lu Jianxiong 陆剑雄, A military commander in the Nationalist Army w […]
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