Program Information Date:  November 4 - 23, 2009 Place:  Walker Cinema and Bell Museum Auditorium View this program in the Walker Calendar
		Image: Yellow Earth (Huang tudi)

Marking the 60th anniversary of “New China,” this timely series tracks the decades of political tumult and massive cultural and economic change that followed 1949’s Communist revolution. These 14 films, many of them rarely seen, trace the evolution of China through the eyes of its filmmakers. The People’s Republic of Cinema charts the unprecedented propulsive energies at work through years of radical transformation and looks to the future of a country still in flux—one responding both to its past and its relatively new prominence in the larger world.

Copresented by the Walker Art Center and the University of Minnesota. Organized by Sheryl Mousley, Walker film curator, and Jason McGrath, associate professor of modern Chinese literature and film.

Screenings take place at the Walker Cinema and the Bell Museum Auditorium. All films are in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.

The series is organized chronologically by content, from films created or set during the establishment of the People’s Republic of China to those of the present day.

Co-presented by the Consortium for the Study of the Asias at the University of Minnesota

Special thanks to the Confucius Institute for their promotional support.

	Film Pirated Copy (Man yan) Directed by He Jianjun Monday, November 23, 2009   6:00 pm
	Film (Area Premiere) Good Cats (Hao mao) with Cry Me a River (Heshang Aiqing) Directed by Ying Liang Saturday, November 21, 2009   7:30 pm
	Film Beijing Bastards (Beijing zazhong) Directed by Zhang Yuan Thursday, November 19, 2009   7:30 pm
	Film (Area Premiere) Ermo Directed by Zhou Xiaowen Wednesday, November 18, 2009   6:00 pm
	Film One and Eight (Yi ge he ba ge) Directed by Zhang Junzhao Monday, November 16, 2009   6:00 pm
	Film Platform (Zhantai) Directed by Jia Zhangke Saturday, November 14, 2009   7:30 pm
	Film Yellow Earth (Huang tudi ) Directed by Chen Kaige Friday, November 13, 2009   7:30 pm
	Film Little Red Flowers (Kan shang qu hen mei) Directed by Zhang Yuan Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:00 am
	Film Red Lantern (Hong deng ji ) Directed by Cheng Yin Wednesday, November 11, 2009   6:00 pm
	Film Red Detachment of Women (Hongse niangzi jun) Directed by Xie Jin Monday, November 9, 2009   6:00 pm
	Film The Red Detachment of Women (Hongse niangzi jun) Collectively directed Sunday, November 8, 2009   3:00 pm
	Film Crows and Sparrows (Wuya Yu Maque) Directed by Zheng Junli Friday, November 6, 2009   7:30 pm
	Film New Year’s Sacrifice (Zhufu) Directed by Sang Hu Wednesday, November 4, 2009   6:00 pm

60 Years of China on Film http://blogs.walkerart.org/filmvideo/2009/11/03/60-years-of-china-on-film/ Walker blogs, Film and Video: Coming soon

National Ballet of China, circa 1961-1972 http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2009/11/04/national-ballet-of-china-circa-1961-1972/ Walker blogs, Performing Arts: General

The Trials and Tribulations of Screening 35mm in the 21st Century http://blogs.walkerart.org/filmvideo/2009/11/11/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-screening-35mm-in-the-21st-century/ Walker blogs, Film and Video: Coming soon