Tag: Farewell My Concubine
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Fortissimo boards Chen Kaige’s ‘The Volunteers: To The War’
The latest film from the director of ‘Farewell My Concubine’ will be released in China in late September.Fortissimo Films has secured international rights to Chinese war epic The Volunteers: To The War by Chen Kaige, the acclaimed director of Farewell My Concubine and The Battle At Lake Changjin.The Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales company will launch…
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A Movie Harvey Weinstein Cut to Shreds Is Finally Getting Re-Released
Even though disgraced mega-producer Harvey Weinstein committed far more serious crimes than meddling with a movie’s runtime, his fingertips are still all over the movie industry. Fortunately, some cinema classics that Weinstein touched can get revisited and presented as they were meant to. That’s why Film Movement decided to put together an unedited 4K restoration…
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‘Farewell My Concubine,’ Unfairly Cut by Harvey Weinstein in 1993, Set for Unedited Re-Release
Fifth-generation Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige’s “Farewell My Concubine” wowed the Cannes jury under president Louis Malle in 1993 — all the way to a Palme d’Or win. But by the time the three-hour epic set in the world of the Peking Opera reached U.S. theaters that year, Miramax’s Harvey Weinstein had cut 20 minutes from…
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Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or
Jury president Spike Lee appeared to accidentally let slip Titane’s win early on stage.Julia Ducournau’s Titane has been awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).Scroll down for full list of winnersDucournau becomes the first solo female filmmaker to take home the Palme d’Or (Jane Campion’s The Piano shared the award…
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Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau makes history as ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or
Jury president Spike Lee appeared to accidentally let slip Titane’s win early on stage.Julia Ducournau’s Titane has been awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).Scroll down for full list of winnersDucournau becomes the first solo female filmmaker to take home the Palme d’Or (Jane Campion’s The Piano shared the award…
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After Golden Horse Awards Embarrassment, China Orders Talent Home for Huabiao Ceremony
China’s government quietly ordered top Chinese talent back to the mainland from abroad this past weekend to attend a Beijing ceremony for its highest film industry honors, the loosely bi-annual Huabiao Awards. The move came just weeks after it directed mainland film executives and talent to snub after-parties and return home as quickly as possible…
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China’s Chen Kaige to Head Macao Festival Jury
Leading Chinese director, Chen Kaige has been set as president of the main competition jury for the International Film Festival and Awards Macao this year. The third edition of the festival will run 8-14 December, 2018.“There are very few directors who can boast careers as rich and profound as Chen Kaige. With a 35 year…