Share With Friends- Advisory:
- NC16. Some Drug Use and Coarse Language.
- Directed by:
- Qiu Jiongjiong
- Cast:
- Jianing Chen, Tao Gu, Nan Guan
- Year:
- 2022
- Duration:
- 2h 59mins
- Language:
- Chinese
- Subtitles:
- English & Chinese
Dates: 13, 18, 19, 27 Apr
2021 Locarno Film Festival Winner - Special Jury Prize
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Loosely based on the life of the director’s grandfather, A New Old Play begins when Qiu Fu, the leading clown performer of a renowned Sichuan opera troupe, passes away in an accident and reluctantly sets off for the Ghost City under the escort of two underworld officials. As he relives his vivid memories one last time before entering the afterlife, 50 years of art, struggle and love play out against the background of 20th-century China’s tumultuous history. Blending surreal fantasy with historical drama, A New Old Play paints a poignant, darkly comic portrait of art, memory, and survival, where tradition collides with the relentless march of time. A haunting elegy to vanishing culture, told with theatrical flair and deep humanity.
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1980年代的某个傍晚，二十世纪四川戏曲界最杰出的丑角演员邱福在一次意外中去世，在两位阴间使者的引领下，半推半就地踏上前往鬼城的旅程。途中，他遇到了许多故人。伴随着他们对往昔的回忆，一段关于生者的历史也随之浮现----- 五十年的艺术生涯、奋斗与爱恨情仇，在二十世纪中国动荡的历史背景下徐徐展开.
《亚洲电影脉搏》（Asian Movie Pulse）的 Panos Kotzathanasis 评论：“这是一部在身体和情感上都难以承受的史诗之作。正因如此，对于所有对中国历史和电影感兴趣的人来说，这是必看的电影，我们将在未来多年内继续讨论这部作品。” Asian Movie Pulse
《纽约客》（The New Yorker）的 Richard Brody 评论：“邱炯炯大胆且富有想象力地将二十世纪中国的政治历史进行了戏剧化呈现。”
