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21) The last supper
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 117 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
From internationally-acclaimed director Lu Chuan, an epic story of war, of dreams fulfilled and of betrayals – betrayals of friendship, of ideals, and of oneself. Yu is a young noble: handsome, brave, admired. Commander of the era’s most powerful army, he leads the revolt against the cruel Qin dynasty. Yu recognizes great potential in Liu, a peasant, and gives him command of 5,000 soldiers. Liu breaks an agreement with Yu by entering and ransacking...
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In his follow-up to the critically-acclaimed b1sA Touch of Zen,b2s trailblazing Chinese filmmaker King Hu brings together an all-star female cast. When Lee Khan, an official working for Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan Dynasty procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel army, Chinese resistance fighters, aided by an undercover girl-gang within Khanb2ss ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
Publisher
Festival Media
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A journey into the hidden lives of China's forgotten Zen Buddhist hermit tradition. A look at the lives of zealot students, gaunt ascetics and wise masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China's Zhongnan Mountain range. The Zhongnan Mountains have been home to recluses since the time of the Yellow Emperor, some five thousand years ago. Many of China's most realized Buddhist masters attained enlightenment in this very...
Publisher
China Century Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Shows the human side of victims and participants of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904. A young Chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice and is taken in by an old Tibetan woman and her herdsman son. They rescue two British men from the aftermath of an avalanche and take them to the region's ruler and his proud daughter to determine the foreigners' fate. One Brit remains in the valley to recover and is pleasantly overwhelmed by the Tibetans'...
25) The Sand Pebbles
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (179 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A U.S. gunboat cruises China's Yangtze River in 1926, witnessing the awakening of a bloody revolution.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1955.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The theory that life is pre-ordained and that dreams are a glimpse into the future prompts Commander Lindsay to relate a dream he has experienced to his fellow dinner guests. The dream involves a Dakota carrying the Air Marshall, an attractive girl, a very important person and five other civilians, who, with a crew of five, number thirteen. The aircraft is lost over the sea, the radio fails, and fuel is running short when, through a break in the clouds,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 27 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The new China as you've never seen it before through the astonishing work of the painters and sculptors currently turning the art world on its head. Art historian Evan Hughes, son of Sydney art dealer, Ray Hughes, visits the studios of some of the artists whose fortunes have been transformed by the vast sums now being offered for their works. Is Chinese modern art the greatest movement since Cubism? That's the opinion of many western experts stunned...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (111 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Uncover the true story of the seven-week period that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, a violent and bloody pro-democracy demonstration ended, leaving thousands dead, and laying the foundation for China's future. Includes never-before-seen Chinese television archival materials, exclusive interviews, and eyewitness accounts.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division, and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich's life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the Dalai Lama.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 32 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
With the fastest growing economy in the history of the world, China is the workshop of globalisation. But are workers paying the price for a manufacturing revolution? This unique fly-on-the-wall documentary uncovers the hard realities of working conditions in a Chinese factory. The film focuses on a German-owned company in Shenzhen, China, which makes the chargers for Nokia's mobile phones. Nokia sends in a two-woman team to carry out an ethical audit...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 108 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Tibetan
Description
Prince of the Himalayas is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by acclaimed director Sherwood Hu. Set in ancient Tibet, under the shadows of the Himalayas, Prince Lhamoklodan returns home to find his uncle has taken the throne and married the queen, his mother, upon the mysterious death of his father. Seeking to avenge his father's death, the Prince struggles to face his destiny as the rightful heir to the throne. The film is a stunning...
34) 11 Flowers
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 116 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
One of China's foremost directors, Wang Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle, Shanghai Dreams) has created a moving coming-of-age tale set in the final days of China's Cultural Revolution. 11-year-old Wang lives with his family in a remote village in Guizhou province. Life is tough, but they make the most of what little they have. When Wang is selected to lead his school in their daily gymnastics, he is told he must wear a clean, new shirt, which forces his...
35) Tracing shadow
Publisher
Yunnan yin xiang chu ban she
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca.90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
36) Made in China
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Made in China tells one of the millions of stories of migrants from rural China who comprise the backbone of the Chinese economic miracle. It provides a human face behind the ubiquitous label "Made in China." This massive dislocation of people may well represent the largest, most rapid migration in human history. The film demonstrates how one generation of Chinese is experiencing the culture shock of an Industrial Revolution which took centuries in...
37) A touch of sin
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by four shocking and true events, the film focuses on four characters who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by widespread corruption, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm. A young receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading...
38) In love we trust
Series
Film Movement volume 7, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
After doctor informs Meizhu about her daughter Hehe having the Lukemia disease, then Meizhu would like to have another baby from her ex-husband in order to get marrow from the new born baby to save her daughter Hehe's life, her exhusband and wife reject Meizhu's plan ...
39) Kung fu panda
Publisher
DreamWorks Animation
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Irreverent slacker panda Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around...which doesn't exactly come in handy working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five--Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey--under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. Before they know it, the vengeful...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
These two classic documentaries explore bicycle use and bicycle cultures in China, Europe, and the U.S. and show how bicycling is being taken up by many as a vital and powerful response to various environmental and social problems. We are traffic details the start of the critical mass movement.
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