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Open-air Chinese movie nights for Lantern Festival  

(Other University events)
26 February 2010 to 28 February 2010
8.30pm
Venue: John Hood Plaza, Owen G. Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road.
Cost: Free
Contact: For more information please contact: events@business.auckland.ac.nz

Movie buffs are invited to enjoy three Chinese films to celebrate Auckland’s Lantern Festival. The movies will be screened outside against the side of the Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium wall and those keen to participate are advised to bring something to sit on - cushions and beanbags are very welcome. Refreshments will be available for purchase, and the movies will start at 8.30pm. Movie buffs are advised to arrive by 8pm. The movies will be shown even if raining.

Friday 26 February, 8.30pm
Red Sorghum (Hong gaoliang), directed by Zhang Yimou, 1987, 87 mins, English subtitles (low level violence).
Lives lived free and to the full by a group of villagers in the backblocks of North China. Their world seems as untamed as the wild sorghum that makes the best liquor. But this paradise is invaded by the modern world, with heroic and disastrous consequences. This was the biggest film hit in China in 1988. The film launched the careers of Zhang, director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, and winner of the Golden Bear award at the 1988 Berlin Film Festival, and of Gong Li, who stars as a beautiful distillery owner.
Saturday 27 February, 8.30pm
The Big Road (Dalu), directed by Sun Yu, 1934, 88 mins, English subtitles.
From cosmopolitan Shanghai comes the story of a rural road-making gang of young men determined to complete their task to help defend the nation against an unnamed enemy. There are also enemies within, when the gang is seized by a powerful landlord. Two young women come to their rescue. This mostly silent film, with songs and a curious sound effect used to show the bonds between the men, puts a remarkable emphasis on bodies and physicality. A classic of Chinese cinema and great fun.
Sunday 28 February, 8.30pm
Five Golden Flowers (Wuduo jinhua) , directed by Wang Jiayi, 1959, 90 mins, English subtitles. Apeng, a young man of the Bai minority, briefly meets a beautiful young woman named Jinhua (“Golden Flower”). His search for her leads him to four other women with that name, who work in different jobs, until he finds his original golden flower. This is a classic of Maoist cinema, combining songs and dances of the Bai ethnic minority of southwest China with propaganda for collectivisation, all wrapped up in a love story with a happy ending.

At the John Hood Plaza outside the Owen G Glenn Building. Entrance is free! Parking is available beneath the building at 12 Grafton Road.

In Princes Street and Albert Park festival-goers can enjoy delicious Chinese snacks from food stalls, browse craft stalls, and picnic on the grass in the glow of lanterns specially commissioned from China. Read more about the Lantern Festival.

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