Blush 1996 N/R, 225 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Li Shaohong Cast: Wang Ji, Wang Zhiwen, He Saifei, Zhang Liwei, Wang Rouli, Song Xiuling
Set in 1949 after the Communist takeover of China, this story begins as two prostitutes are forced to change lifestyles, leave the Red Happiness Inn, and head for a re-education center where they both embark on new–but different–lives. They meet later and recall their experiences.
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The Emperor and the Assassin 1999 R, 160 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Chen Kaige Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kaige, Lu Xiaohe, Sun Zhou
In the third century B.C., Ying Zheng, the King of Quin (Li Xuejian) was determined to unite China's kingdoms. To achieve that goal, he sent his concubine, Lady Zhao (Gong Li), into Yan kingdom to serve as a spy and to arrange a fake assassination attempt on Ying Zheng's life, which he could then use as his excuse for invading Yan.
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Together 2002 PG, 116 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Chen Kaige Cast: Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kaige, Chen Qiang, Zhang Qing, Kim Hye-ri, Liu Bing, Tang Ru-Yun
When 13-year-old Xiaochun (Tang Yun) dreams of entering a prestigious music academy in Bejing, his father (Liu Peiqi) sets off for Bejing with his son–determined, but unsuccessful, in his attempt to get Xiaochun into the school. Once in Bejing, Tang Yun learns more than his father had planned, but in fields other than music.
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| 1. Blush (1996)
2. The Emperor and the Assassin (1999)
3. Together (2002)
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