Posted by marci.l.angevine@Vanderbilt.Edu on Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Activities Everyone.

Presented by: Jennifer Fay, Associate Professor of Film and English and Director, Program in Cinema & Media Arts; and Tom McGrath, A&S Class of 2016.

Hong Kong, China, Japan, France (2000) Dir: Zhangke Jia. A group of amateur theatre troupe performers’ fate mirrors the general population in China as massive socio-economic changes sweep across the mainland. It begins in 1979 with the troup performing numbers idolizing Mao Zedong, ending in the 80s when the shows reflect strong Western influences pervading China. Mandarin and Shanxi with English subtitles. DVD. 154 minutes. Funding provided by the Program in Cinema & Media Arts. Takes place in Sarratt Cinema.