Once a year, the Confucius Institute Munich brings Chinese films to the big screen: Cinema productions never shown in Germany before, documentaries and classics have been screened at the Chinese Film Festival Munich since 2013. Since April 2021, friends of Asian cinema can now watch Chinese-language films online all year round.
From arthouse and action to melodrama and zombie, there is something for everyone. All films are shown in the original version with subtitles. At irregular intervals, Chinese filmmakers and filmmakers present themselves exclusively in the livestream. Each film is available on the streaming portal from Friday 10:00 to Sunday 23:00.
The cinema premiered on April 23, 2021 with the documentary "Four Springs" (2019, original title: 四个春天) by LU Qingyi. Since then, many films have already screened, including "Inner Landscape", "June 30th", "A Bright Summer Diary", "My Father at Grandma's Funeral", "Petty Things", "Puzzle", "Three Adventures of Brooke", "Girls Always Happy", "Love Education" and "Wrath of Silence".
Participation is free for members of the Confucius Institute Munich Alumni Network. Please register with the alumni mailing list. You received the link by e-mail during the first week of the course.
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2024, 95 minutes
Directors: LIAO Yiling, ZHU Baiying
Documenation
Synopsis:
Li Yuanjia was the first Chinese conceptual artist. After World War II, he traveled to the West to dedicate himself to art. His whereabouts were kept secret, and he began a life where every place was his home. In the 1970s, he founded the L.Y.C. Museum in a British village to promote artistic practice across racial, national, and class boundaries. The film unfolds in a timeless dialogue between the director and Li Yuanjia. From Li Yuanjia's scattered diaries, videos, works, and friendships across Europe, his desperate struggle for freedom emerges. It shows how he resolved his post-war experiences and inescapable fate of wandering to create a new world in the name of art. The director follows his spiritual legacy while simultaneously witnessing the decline of an era.
About the Directors:
LIAO Yiling, a graduate of the Department of Mass Communication at the Oriental Institute of Technology, co-founded the Landscape Film Studio with ZHU Baiying. The studio primarily focuses on the production of documentaries and other visual-related works.
ZHU Baiying, a director and cinematographer, graduated from the Institute of Applied Media at the National Taiwan University of Arts. His works are characterized by emotional restraint, rich metaphors, and the ability to capture the invisible inner feelings of characters in real life through a surreal cinematic language.
Advance ticket sales begin on September 13, 2024.
Watching movies online is convenient and comfortable, but it lacks the joy of immersing yourself in the same space and time with friends and sharing the experience with them. We provide a platform for Chinese movie fans to get to know each other and communicate with each other. We cordially invite you to join us!
Number of viewers: 5-20
Price: Admission to this event is free for all alumni members. External guests pay a fee of 5 €.
Date: September 27, Friday, 7 - 10 p.m.
Venue: Confucius Institute Munich (Gleichmannstraße 10, 81241, Munich-Pasing)
We ask all movie fans who do not want to miss out on this exciting cinema experience to register in good time and look forward to seeing you there in large numbers!
