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EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN
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"Chen Kaige's The Emperor and the Assassin is a stunner--as big and messy as a war, as small and perfect as a diamond" (Stephen Hunter, Washington Post). Gong Li stars as the lover of the King of Qin (Li Xuejian), sent to enlist an assassin to assist the King's plan to unify the seven kingdoms of 3rd-century China. When she falls in love with the assassin (Zhang Fengyi), the dreams of a dynasty are threatened. A vibrant, seductive epic from the director of Farewell My Concubine and Temptress Moon. In Mandarin with English subtitles.                                   Chen Kaige---China---1999---161 mins.
KILLING ME SOFTLY
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This erotic thriller marks the English-language debut of director Chen Kaige     (Farewell My Concubine). Heather Graham plays an American living in        London who leaves her comfortable married life and embarks on a steamy, sexual   relationship with a seductive stranger (Joseph Fiennes). When she learns that  a serial killer is loose in London, she realizes there is a lot she doesn't    know about her new lover. A questionably acted and directed film, but worthy   for the two stars' bold love scenes.                                             Chen Kaige---USA---2002---100 mins.
LIFE ON A STRING
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Set in a distant, mythological past, this visually impressive film tells the     story of two blind musicians who wander the sun-scorched earth in search of      enlightenment. The master believes that his sight will be restored after         wearing out a 1,000th string on his banjo. "Imposingly beautiful...yields up   images of haunting mystery" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). "A haunting  parable...spectacularly vast" (J. Hoberman, Village Voice). In Mandarin  with English subtitles.                                                          Chen Kaige---China---1991---110 mins.
PROMISE, THE (KAIGE)
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This Golden Globe nominee is in-line with spectacles like Hero and         House of Flying Daggers, combining fantasy action and elegant CGI with   a grandiose plot. Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung), a beautiful princess, is secretly    in love with a slave, Kunlun (Dong-Gun Jang)--the double of General Guangming, Qingcheng's actual partner. Or maybe not? The plot is a bit bewildering, but   written and directed by Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine), you'll find  that unraveling the storyline is almost as integral to the experience as the     bold visuals. Also known as Wu ji. In Mandarin with English subtitles.   Chen Kaige---China/Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea---2005---102 mins.
TEMPTRESS MOON
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Chen Kaige's follow-up to Farewell My Concubine is a beautifully filmed    work of grand pessimism--a historical drama with themes that are timeless and,   for the filmmaker, clearly personal. The complex and rich story is set in        China from 1911 through the 1920s, following a group of children corrupted by  the wealth and decadent abuses of their family, who grow up to have dark,      obsessive existences. Gong Li and Leslie Cheung star in this fascinating, epic melodrama, shot by ace cinematographer Christopher Doyle. Mandarin with          Chen Kaige---China---1996---127 mins.
TOGETHER (CHEN KAIGE)
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Together is a coming-of-age tale woven together with the harmony and       intensity of a complex musical orchestration. Xiaochun is a talented             13-year-old violinist who lives with his father in a small, provincial Chinese   city. Shy and sensitive, music is his way of expressing his feelings.          Xiaochun's sweet-natured father wants the best for him, so they move to        immense, metropolitan Beijing so that Xiaochun can audition for a prestigious  music school and take lessons that befit his talent. But Xiaochun's new world    is unlike any he's known. He meets new and demanding teachers, discovers true  friendship, falls in love for the first time, learns how painful love can be,  and comes to understand the true meaning of music. In Mandarin with English    Chen Kaige---China---2002---117 mins.