{"id":97,"date":"2019-05-29T13:43:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk\/chinese-film-documentaries\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2019-05-30T07:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T07:58:05","slug":"hippfest-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk\/chinese-film-documentaries\/hippfest-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Hippfest (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHINESE SILENT FILMS, BO\u2019NESS HIPPODROME: 23 & 25 MARCH<\/h2>\n

For the second year our Institute is supporting Hippfest \u2013 Scotland\u2019s only festival\u00a0\"\"dedicated to silent cinema with world-class music, red carpet glamour, and rarely-seen silent era films. Taking place in the retro surroundings of the Hippodrome, Bo\u2019ness, the programme running on the afternoon of Thursday 23rd March focuses exclusively on China. Additionally, on Saturday 25th at 4.30pm, there will be a showing of\u00a0The Goddess<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 a masterpiece of social realism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read on for more details or download the full programme for the\u00a0Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2017<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2017:\u00a0**DOUBLE BILL OFFER**
\nWOMEN IN CHINESE SILENT CINEMA 2PM-3.15PM<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/strong>In this talk with screenings\u00a0Prof. Paul Pickowicz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will explore the golden age\u00a0\"\"of Chinese silent cinema. The legendary actresses of the early Chinese film world dominated the silver screens of Shanghai and captivated the imaginations of the rapidly growing urban film audiences.<\/p>\n

Accompanying the screenings selected by Paul will be\u00a0Forrester Pyke<\/strong>, one of the most highly respected silent film accompanists in Scotland.<\/p>\n

AROUND CHINA WITH A MOVIE CAMERA\u2019\u00a04PM-5.10PM<\/h3>\n

\"\"This will be followed at 4pm<\/strong>\u00a0with the first Scottish showing of \u2018Around China with a Movie Camera\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>from the British FIlm Archive. Featuring rare and beautiful travelogues, newsreels and home movies viewers are taken on a journey through time and across China. See Shanghai\u2019s bustling, cosmopolitan Nanjing Road in 1900, and a day at the Shanghai races in 1937. Cruise Hangzhou\u2019s picturesque canals and visit China\u2019s remote villages in Hunan and Yunnan provinces. Made by British and French filmmakers \u2013 from professionals to intrepid tourists, colonial-era expatriates and missionaries \u2013 this programme explores fifty years of Chinese history and includes possibly the oldest surviving film to be shot in China, unseen for over 115 years.<\/p>\n

Accompanying this silent film on piano will be Ruth Chan<\/a><\/strong>, who was commissioned by the BFI to compose the music for this programme. Ruth will introduce the screening and share her personal insight into her composition, the instruments used and the unique challenge of creating music for this extraordinary footage.<\/p>\n

* DOUBLE BILL OFFER*<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Call 01324 506850 to book these two events for only \u00a310.00 inclusive of tea\/coffee and cake! Or visit the\u00a0website for full details of the Hippfest programme<\/a>\u00a0and to book online.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

25 MARCH 2017: THE GODDESS (SHEN NU) 4.30PM-5.45PM<\/h3>\n

A masterpiece of social realism featuring Chinese superstar Ruan Lingyu as a struggling mother who takes to prostitution on the streets of Shanghai in order to shelter her son from the corrupt city and give him a better chance in life.<\/p>\n

\"\"This devastatingly beautiful and recently restored film was made by first time director\/writer\/designer Yonggang aged just 27-years-old, and draws its greatpower from the striking and subtle performance by Ruan. Ruan\u2019s heartrending and sympathetic portrayal ofa self-sacrificing woman at the mercy of society\u2019s hypocrisy was a sensation that was tragically echoed in her real-life. On the eve of her trial for adultery and after months of tabloid harassment Ruan killed herself, aged 24, just one year after the release of\u00a0 \u2018The Goddess\u2019.<\/p>\n

Performing live to accompany this classic will be John Sweeney on piano<\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0 Wu Yongang, 1934, 1hr 13m<\/strong>
\nWith:\u00a0 Ruan Lungyu, Tian Jian, Zhang Zhizhi
\nTickets:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a39.50\/\u00a37.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

Call 01324 506850 to book your ticket or visit the\u00a0website for full details of the Hippfest programme<\/a>\u00a0and to book online.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hippfest 2018 ><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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