Where realism and wild imagination meet in contemporary Chinese cinema.
Unexpected Journeys is a film programme introducing and celebrating Magical Realism in Chinese cinema and curated by Giada Liu from the National Film and Television School.
The films selected explore and challenge the limits of realistic storytelling, either aesthetically or narratively. They combine realism with imagination, absurdity and fantasy, creating a ‘new vision’ of reality that highlights Chinese filmmakers’ self-reflection in a drastically changing society.
Unexpected Journeys is composed by four films from Mainland China that created their own version of Magical Realism.
On September 27th at Curzon Goldsmiths in London, there will be the screening of the visually spectacular and dreamlike second feature “Crosscurrent” (2016) by Yang Chao and one of Jiang Wen’s witty and nostalgic creations “The Sun Also Rises” (2007).
On September 30th at Rio Cinema in London, we are showing the poetic journey in time “Kaili Blues” (2016), the first feature by one of Cannes favourite emerging Chinese directors Bi Gan and one of Lou Ye’s romantic and mysterious breakthrough feature “Suzhou River” (2000) showing in 35mm, followed with a panel discussion.
Book here for Curzon Goldsmiths (27 September) :
4PM – Crosscurrent
6.30PM – The Sun Also Rises
Book here for Rio Cinema (30 September):
1PM – Kaili Blues
3.15PM – Suzhou River (in 35mm) + Panel Discussion
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