Shen Fu

The Secrets Of The A'xia River (1976)

The Secrets Of The A'xia River ...

After the Harvest (1964)

Southern Lands in the North (1963)

Set in 1950s, a village in north China. Wu - the director of the commune leads people to dig wells and fight against drought in order to change their hometown's look. ...

New Story of an Old Soldier (1959)

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era. ...

Spring is Splendid Color (1959)

In the late 1950s, during China's Great Leap Forward, Shanghai housewives participated, supported by Dai Mama from the neighbourhood committee. Liu Mama opposed her daughter-in-law Wang Caifeng's involvement, wanting her to stay home, but her son Liu Genfa ...

Li Shizhen (1956)

This biography film is based on the life of the real historical figure Li Shizhen.The story focuses on the social injustices suffered by Li as well as the difficulties he overcame in writing the famous Encyclopedia of Herbs. ...

Cut the Evil’s Claw (1954)

Hope in the World (1949)

Hope to the World ...

Crows and Sparrows (1949)

A story of a corrupt party official who attempts to sell an apartment building he has appropriated from the original owner and the struggles of the tenants to prevent themselves being thrown onto the street. ...

The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. ...

Symphony of Lianhua (1937)

"Lianhua Symphony" - a small collection, consisting of eight short films shot in 1937 by young filmmakers Shanghai Lianhua Film Company. ...

Blood on Wolf Mountain (1936)

Blood on Wolf Mountain tells the story of a village that is beset by a pack of wolves. Made just prior to the commencement of full-scale war with the Japanese, the film itself is often considered an allegory of conflict between China and Japan. ...

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work ...

Symphony of Lianhua (1937)

"Lianhua Symphony" - a small collection, consisting of eight short films shot in 1937 by young filmmakers Shanghai Lianhua Film Company. ...

The Front and the Back of the Stage (1937)

When the top diva of an opera troupe storms off after not getting money upfront from their manager, a common street performer comes in to replace her. ...

Wang Laowu (1937)

Old Shanghai ...