Huppert headlines in Beijing

1 week ago

Black Dog, from Chinese director Guan Hu, is a disarmingly funny addition to the man-meets-dog film canon

ABC

Black Dog begins, somewhat unusually, with an avalanche in the Gobi Desert. Fast facts about Black Dog What: In the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics, an ex-con tasked with rounding up stray dogs strikes an unlikely friendship with a black whippet Starring: Eddie Peng, Xin, Hu Xiaoguang Directed by: Guan Hu Where: In cinemas now Likely to make you feel: …

Film China Dog Lang Supplied Peng Xin

1 month, 1 week ago

Dunhuang destined to dazzle onstage

China Daily

Singer-actor Zhang Yixing and main cast members of the theatrical production The Summoning of Dunhuang perform a song at the media event on Oct 30. One of the most eminent Chinese artists to study in France, Chang discovered a book containing photographs of hundreds of Dunhuang paintings and manuscripts in an old bookstore in Paris in 1935. Young actors and …

China Tian Chang Dunhuang

1 month, 1 week ago

Dunhuang destined to dazzle onstage

China Daily

Singer-actor Zhang Yixing and main cast members of the theatrical production The Summoning of Dunhuang perform a song at the media event on Oct 30. One of the most eminent Chinese artists to study in France, Chang discovered a book containing photographs of hundreds of Dunhuang paintings and manuscripts in an old bookstore in Paris in 1935. Young actors and …

China Tian Chang Dunhuang

1 month, 1 week ago

Dunhuang destined to dazzle onstage

China Daily

Singer-actor Zhang Yixing and main cast members of the theatrical production The Summoning of Dunhuang perform a song at the media event on Oct 30. One of the most eminent Chinese artists to study in France, Chang discovered a book containing photographs of hundreds of Dunhuang paintings and manuscripts in an old bookstore in Paris in 1935. Young actors and …

China Tian Chang Dunhuang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's voices spill out of Hidden Letters

China Daily

Hu forms a close bond with 84-year-old nyushu inheritor, He Yanxin. CHINA DAILY Film distribution platform Elemeet organized themed prerelease screenings to target specific audiences, including women-only screenings and screenings with intangible cultural heritage experiences. At the Beijing premiere, audience members could choose a sticker with nyushu characters, each of them conveying a positive message, such as freedom, independence, contentment …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's voices spill out of Hidden Letters

China Daily

Hu forms a close bond with 84-year-old nyushu inheritor, He Yanxin. CHINA DAILY Film distribution platform Elemeet organized themed prerelease screenings to target specific audiences, including women-only screenings and screenings with intangible cultural heritage experiences. At the Beijing premiere, audience members could choose a sticker with nyushu characters, each of them conveying a positive message, such as freedom, independence, contentment …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing theater event unites global artists

China Daily

Beijing International Theater on Screen Week opens in Beijing on Thursday. The Beijing International Theater on Screen Week kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, uniting international artists from China, the United Kingdom, Russia and South Korea for a vibrant exchange featuring seven speeches and three discussions. Across six venues in Beijing, including the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center and Beijing International …

Screen Beijing Theater

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing theater event unites global artists

China Daily

Beijing International Theater on Screen Week opens in Beijing on Thursday. The Beijing International Theater on Screen Week kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, uniting international artists from China, the United Kingdom, Russia and South Korea for a vibrant exchange featuring seven speeches and three discussions. Across six venues in Beijing, including the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center and Beijing International …

Beijing Screen International Theater

6 months, 1 week ago

C-dramas make waves with overseas viewers

China Daily

A scene led by actor Zhang Ruoyun in Joy of Life 2, the most-watched Chinese mainland drama on Disney+. Wang Qiao, senior president of New Classics Media, a Beijing-based production company with rich experience in overseas markets, highlights that costume dramas predominantly captivate audiences in Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, due to cultural affinity, along with a significant …

Chinese Wang

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guan Hu's Black Dog triumphs at Cannes

China Daily

Director Guan Hu alongside cast and crew members, including actor Eddie Peng, and Xiaoxin, the dog, attended the Cannes Film Festival's award-presenting ceremony on May 25. Director Guan Hu's masterpiece, Black Dog, emerged victorious at the prestigious Un Certain Regard selection, clinching the coveted best film award and shining as the standout Chinese film at the recently concluded 77th Cannes …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guan Hu's Black Dog triumphs at Cannes

China Daily

Director Guan Hu alongside cast and crew members, including actor Eddie Peng, and Xiaoxin, the dog, attended the Cannes Film Festival's award-presenting ceremony on May 25. Director Guan Hu's masterpiece, Black Dog, emerged victorious at the prestigious Un Certain Regard selection, clinching the coveted best film award and shining as the standout Chinese film at the recently concluded 77th Cannes …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Theatrical spectacle reveals Dunhuang's cultural heritage

China Daily

Director Tian Qinxin, also the president of the National Theater of China, in Beijing on April 23. This ambitious new production boasts a stellar lineup of artists, including director Tian Qinxin, scriptwriter Jiang Wenliang, and songwriter Peter Kam. Notably, the production features the multifaceted singer-actor Zhang Yixing in the leading role of Chang Shuhong, a celebrated painter who, after returning …

China Beijing Dunhuang Director Tian Qinxin

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Theatrical spectacle reveals Dunhuang's cultural heritage

China Daily

Director Tian Qinxin, also the president of the National Theater of China, in Beijing on April 23. This ambitious new production boasts a stellar lineup of artists, including director Tian Qinxin, scriptwriter Jiang Wenliang, and songwriter Peter Kam. Notably, the production features the multifaceted singer-actor Zhang Yixing in the leading role of Chang Shuhong, a celebrated painter who, after returning …

China Beijing Dunhuang Director Tian Qinxin

8 months ago

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience

China Daily

A special screening aimed at expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market was held as part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival on April 20. As part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival, a special screening was organized with the aim of expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market, drawing …

Film Chinese Beijing Chinese Films

8 months ago

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience

China Daily

A special screening aimed at expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market was held as part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival on April 20. As part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival, a special screening was organized with the aim of expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market, drawing …

Film Chinese Beijing Chinese Films Festival Showcases

8 months, 1 week ago

Yi Shu's novel adapted into hit drama

China Daily

A still of Best Choice Ever features actress Yang Zi as a Shanghai native. Now, 28 years later, this story has been transformed into the new drama, Best Choice Ever, which has swiftly become a hit since its recent debut, surpassing a popularity index of 2 on the streaming site Tencent Video. Starring actresses Yang Zi and He Saifei as …

Shanghai Best Choice Best Choice Ever Yi Shu

8 months, 1 week ago

Yi Shu's novel adapted into hit drama

China Daily

A still of Best Choice Ever features actress Yang Zi as a Shanghai native. Now, 28 years later, this story has been transformed into the new drama, Best Choice Ever, which has swiftly become a hit since its recent debut, surpassing a popularity index of 2 on the streaming site Tencent Video. Starring actresses Yang Zi and He Saifei as …

Shanghai Best Choice Ever Yi Shu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Designer transforms lowly pattern into high fashion

China Daily

Actress Zhang Xinyu’s debut look at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. The print gained more traction in Northeast China, where local people regarded the floral pattern as auspicious and being able to ward off evil; the vibrant print could also offer some contrast to balance out the drabness of the region’s long, cold winter. Actors of Errenzhuan became ambassadors …

Dongbei Dahua Transforms Lowly

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Designer transforms lowly pattern into high fashion

China Daily

Designer Hu Sheguang and influencer Li Meiyue pose for a photo in Shanghai on March 30, 2024. For most users of Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, they may have watched at least one of the viral videos of influencer Li Meiyue strutting in custom-made suits of dongbei dahua, or the “Northeast China big flower” print, on the streets of fashion …

Hu Sheguang Dongbei Dahua Lowly Pattern Influencer Turned

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Designer transforms lowly pattern into high fashion

China Daily

Designer Hu Sheguang and influencer Li Meiyue pose for a photo in Shanghai on March 30, 2024. For most users of Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, they may have watched at least one of the viral videos of influencer Li Meiyue strutting in custom-made suits of dongbei dahua, or the “Northeast China big flower” print, on the streets of fashion …

Hu Sheguang Dongbei Dahua Influencer Turned Sheguang Designer Li Meiyue

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Audiences fall for arresting whodunit

China Daily

A courtroom scene featuring the prosecutor of the case. "I believe the movie expresses this so realistically, accurately, restrainedly, and delicately because it is told through the perspective of a female director," Dai adds. Along with Dong Qiang, the dean of the French Department at Peking University, Dai attended a post-screening session with Triet to discuss the movie at the …

Dai Female Director

10 months ago

Film of women's route to independence has global appeal

China Daily

Movie poster features actress-director Jia Ling. YOLO, the highest-grossing film of the just concluded Spring Festival, has sold its international distribution rights to Sony Pictures, according to Sony Pictures and the Chinese company, News Classics Media. Also casting actor Lei Jiayin as the coach, the movie is jointly produced by New Classics Media and China Literature Pictures, both subsidiaries of …

Film Jia Sony Pictures Yolo

10 months, 3 weeks ago

'90s Shanghai blooms on the small screen

China Daily

Blossoms Shanghai, one of the most popular TV series this year, features actor Hu Ge as an opportunist-turned-business legend, and veteran actor You Benchang as the protagonist's mentor in the commercial world. Boss Bao, aka Ah Bao, is the handsome, charismatic protagonist played by A-list actor Hu Ge on the show, which is arguably the most popular TV series at …

Shanghai

10 months, 3 weeks ago

'90s Shanghai blooms on the small screen

China Daily

Blossoms Shanghai, one of the most popular TV series this year, features actor Hu Ge as an opportunist-turned-business legend, and veteran actor You Benchang as the protagonist's mentor in the commercial world. Boss Bao, aka Ah Bao, is the handsome, charismatic protagonist played by A-list actor Hu Ge on the show, which is arguably the most popular TV series at …

Shanghai

11 months ago

Movies featuring women's strength popular in China's cinema

China Daily

Maoyan Entertainment, which operates one of the country's largest ticketing services, held a press conference to analyze the trends in the domestic movie market in 2023. Movies highlighting the strength of women emerged as a popular genre in China's rapidly recovering film market last year, according to Maoyan Entertainment, which operates one of the country's largest ticketing services, Maoyan. Besides, …

China

11 months, 1 week ago

Hit Chinese TV series rekindles sidelined Shanghainese dialect

Hindustan Times

A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect. HT Image The highly anticipated "Blossoms Shanghai" is famed Hong Kong film auteur Wong Kar-wai's small screen debut, chronicling its protagonist's rise from nobody to business tycoon during China's economic …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

New TV series sheds light on life in China's cities after dark

China Daily

Writer Xu Zhiyuan meets Hu Huan, a bookshop owner in Changsha, Hunan province, in the program Night Dreamers. A recently aired TV program titled Night Dreamer aims to not only explore the vibrant nightlife of different cities, but also delve into the personal and intimate moments that unfold when most of the world is asleep, by inviting celebrities to embark …

Changsha

11 months, 2 weeks ago

New TV series sheds light on life in China's cities after dark

China Daily

Writer Xu Zhiyuan meets Hu Huan, a bookshop owner in Changsha, Hunan province, in the program Night Dreamers. A recently aired TV program titled Night Dreamer aims to not only explore the vibrant nightlife of different cities, but also delve into the personal and intimate moments that unfold when most of the world is asleep, by inviting celebrities to embark …

Changsha

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pulling together to stage a classic

China Daily

Actor Zhao Zhen plays the role of Huniu, a woman he describes as "tough, hot-tempered, crafty, but good-hearted and unconditionally loving Xiangzi". In 2019, Zhao played a female role in a Chinese play directed by Fang, titled The Story of Niu Tianci, adapted from Lao She's 1934 novel of the same title. One of the best-known actresses in China who …

Fang Xu Zhao Play Play Fang Huniu

1 year ago

Passing on passion for Peking Opera

China Daily

Peking Opera actress Zhang Huoding is dedicated to training young students of the art form to practice master Cheng Yanqiu's performing style. Ever since she started teaching at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing in 2008, she has spent more time training Chinese Peking Opera students than performing onstage. In 2016, the academy announced a training program …

Style National Opera Peking Opera Beijing Zhang Cheng

1 year ago

Passing on passion for Peking Opera

China Daily

Peking Opera actress Zhang Huoding is dedicated to training young students of the art form to practice master Cheng Yanqiu's performing style. Ever since she started teaching at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing in 2008, she has spent more time training Chinese Peking Opera students than performing onstage. In 2016, the academy announced a training program …

Style National Opera Peking Opera Beijing Zhang Cheng

1 year, 3 months ago

Constructing a good story

China Daily

Li's character is mentored by an established lawyer, portrayed by Gao Ye.CHINA DAILY Lan, a former journalist with experience covering diverse topics, from real estate to food, conducted interviews with more than 100 women between the ages of 20 and 35. Set one year before Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, the TV series revisits the period when the Chinese …

1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Associated Press

BEIJING — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on Thursday on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month. Hun Manet was expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials in the capital and to attend a weekend trade and investment expo in southern China, according to Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry. After his meetings in …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Isabelle Huppert interview: On nudity, the Paris protests and her reputation

The Independent

Isabelle Huppert has played a nun who writes erotica, a self-harming piano teacher, a murderous postmistress, a vengeful rape victim, a patricidal prostitute, a drug-dealing translator, a matronly stalker, a sex-obsessed mother. “It’s a little bit different,” she says, “but enfin, yes, I know it’s not really different because she claims that she’s been attacked. “The role was so much …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Plotline gives movies a script for global success

China Daily

As China's first international movie event to fully resume all in-person activities since the COVID-19 outbreak, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival gathers celebrities such as action star Jackie Chan at the red carpet opening ceremony on Friday. Since the production of China's first-ever film, Dingjun Mountain, in 1905, domestic cinema has seen a century of change and been marked …

1 year, 7 months ago

Plotline gives movies a script for global success

China Daily

As China's first international movie event to fully resume all in-person activities since the COVID-19 outbreak, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival gathers celebrities such as action star Jackie Chan at the red carpet opening ceremony on Friday. Since the production of China's first-ever film, Dingjun Mountain, in 1905, domestic cinema has seen a century of change and been marked …

International Film

1 year, 8 months ago

A novel tale of life and death in rural China

China Daily

Writer Hu Xuewen has spent almost eight years working on the 938-page novel, Hope and Life, which explores the emotional and spiritual history of people in a rural area of China over the course of a century. "Such a godlike character gives the novel great freedom in terms of narration," Hu says. Speaking at a seminar about the novel in …

Life Rural Grandmother Qiao Hu Xuewen China Writer Novel Great

1 year, 8 months ago

By Heart review: Behind the scenes with Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini

Hindustan Times

Isabelle Huppert is one of the most revered actors working in the film industry right now. In Benoit Jacquot's modest new documentary By Heart, the camera catches Huppert beyond the context of her art. This exercise in documenting an actor behind the scenes, in her most private moments of preparation fuels this smart little film that played at the 2023 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

The 30 Best Movies on Hulu This Week

Wired

In 2017, Hulu made television history by becoming the first streaming network to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the phenomenon that was The Handmaid’s Tale. Self Reliance New Girl’s Jake Johnson makes his feature directorial debut with this wonderfully weird and occasionally dark meta comedy, which he also wrote and stars in. Portrait of a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Film zooms in on topical tales

China Daily

Director Joan Chen works on the set of the upcoming film Hero. Gathering Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen and Li Shaohong－three of the most prestigious female filmmakers in Chinese-language movie circles－the upcoming production, starring actresses Zhou Xun and Sammi Cheng, aims to take the audience back to a recent special period that has impacted every one of us. Scheduled to open …

Film Joan Chen

2 years, 4 months ago

Film zooms in on topical tales

China Daily

Director Joan Chen works on the set of the upcoming film Hero. Gathering Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen and Li Shaohong－three of the most prestigious female filmmakers in Chinese-language movie circles－the upcoming production, starring actresses Zhou Xun and Sammi Cheng, aims to take the audience back to a recent special period that has impacted every one of us. Scheduled to open …

Film Chen

2 years, 4 months ago

Film zooms in on topical tales

China Daily

Director Joan Chen works on the set of the upcoming film Hero. Gathering Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen and Li Shaohong－three of the most prestigious female filmmakers in Chinese-language movie circles－the upcoming production, starring actresses Zhou Xun and Sammi Cheng, aims to take the audience back to a recent special period that has impacted every one of us. Scheduled to open …

Film Chen

2 years, 4 months ago

Stars glitter on Beijing festival carpet

China Daily

Actors and directors pose for a photo at the 12th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing on Friday. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY Despite the sultry summer heat, more than 100 top filmmakers and stars dressed in eye-catching outfits walked the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival－one of China's most influential movie events－near the shores …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Hit costume drama re-creates nation's cultural heyday

China Daily

Empowering women Chen Shiyu, who researches the history of women's clothing and accessories from ancient times, said that in addition to reaching a cultural peak in China's long history, the Song Dynasty is considered one of the few imperial regimes that allowed women to voice diversified options. In recent years, Chinese movies and TV series have featured an increasing number …

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