Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during the first week of December 1941 (just before Pearl Harbor), this b&w period piece focuses on a famous Chinese actress who may be spying for the Allies when she’s not on stage.
China, 2019, Ye Lou
Gong Li stars in the new historical drama from the once-banned Chinese director of Summer Palace (about Tiananmen Square). Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during the first week of December 1941 (just before Pearl Harbor), this b&w period piece focuses on a famous Chinese actress who may be spying for the Allies when she’s not on stage. But then almost everybody in the movie is not necessarily what they seem. “A thriller of the highest order…A masterwork of political paranoia, of artistic creation under a tyrannical regime, of life in wartime…As daring and original a work of political cinema and personal conscience as the current cinema can offer.” –New Yorker. Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 127 min. Special admission $11; members, CIA & CSU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $8. No passes. https://strandreleasing.com/films/saturday-fiction/
Special admission $11; members, CIA & CSU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $8.
No passes or twofers.
Advance tickets advised.
Important Covid requirement. All Cinematheque moviegoers must wear a mask for the duration of their visit. Learn more under the “Face Coverings” section at cia.edu/covid. As a reminder, filmgoers can park for free in Lot 73 and in the Institute’s annex lot and should enter CIA via nearby Entrance C. Click here for a map.
2022/07/16 - 2022/07/17
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
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