The Chinese Cinema Festival in France has set up shop in Reunion Island for a week of screenings until June 29, 2024. This 10th edition will only be present at the Cinépalmes in Saint-Denis, with only one screening per day. The selection of films for this event goes to the China Cultural Center in Paris, which has done us the favor of allowing us to view 8 out of 10 films planned for the Chinese Cinema Festival in France. (Photo: Sly/www.imazpress.com)
This 10th edition of the Chinese Cinema Festival in France will take place in the following ten cities: Paris, Strasbourg, Dunkirk, Lyon, Cannes, Marseille, Salon de Provence, Alès, Brest and Réunion.
As for Reunion Island, 8 major films (10 in total on the national tour), all very recent, are to be discovered. Reunionese spectators will thus have the opportunity to be the first to discover some of the most important Chinese films of the season.
This selection is the perfect reflection of Chinese cinema today. It covers all film genres (action, science fiction, comedy, dramatic comedy, period film, animation, historical drama, etc.). Among these films are one of the two biggest box office hits to date in 2024, namely YOLO.
– The selection for Reunion –
– For busy: Tuesday June 25 at 6 p.m.
Duration: 112 minutes – Release: December 24, 2021 – Box Office: 250 M RMB
This so-called “community” film centers on the life of a neighborhood in Shanghai and one of its inhabitants, his relationship with women and with his friends. It is shot entirely in the charming streets of the former French Concession, 95% of the dialogue is in Shanghai dialect. The style may be reminiscent of certain comedy films filmed in Shanghai in the 1930s.
– The wandering farth 2: Wednesday June 26 at 5 p.m.
Duration: 173 minutes – Release: January 22, 2023 – Box Office: approximately 4.03 M RMB
In 2044, the sun is growing rapidly, threatening to engulf the earth within a century. A science fiction blockbuster, this film is one of the biggest hits of 2023. It was distributed in 42 countries but not in France. Star Andy Lau is part of the cast. A third part is already in the works with a release scheduled for 2027.
– Kangxi and Louis XIV: Thursday June 27 at 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 98 minutes – Director: La Peikang – Director (China): Bao Yonghong – Director (France): Gilles Thomson – Filming location: China, France
This documentary tells the story of the privileged relationship maintained between the King of France Louis XIV and the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing dynasty with the aim of initiating vast Sino-French exchanges in the fields of science, technology, commerce, thought and culture. This cooperation is notably at the origin of the development of trade between the two countries. This excellent and very informative documentary is a Sino-French co-production produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
– Lightning up the stars: Friday June 28 at 9 p.m.
Duration: 112 minutes – Release: June 24, 2022 – Box Office: approximately 1,712 M RMB
This fascinating comedy-drama about life, love and loss was the fourth biggest box office hit in 2022. Actor Zhu Yilong plays the lead role. The story takes place in Wuhan but the director was inspired by the funeral culture of northern China.
– Creation of the gods I: kingdom of storms: Saturday June 29 at 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 148 minutes – Release: July 20, 2023 – Box Office: 2,630 M RMB
First chapter of a trilogy, this imposing blockbuster combines history and mythology, in an era taking place 3000 years ago.
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