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Watch Chinese Movies Watching Chinese movies is a great way to pick up Mandarin. Here are some films and videos that might interest you.
吴清源 (wú qīng yuán) |
| Release date: | 14th August 2008 |
Based on the true-to-life story of the world's most renowned master of the ancient game of Go, Wu Qingyuan. |
| 赤壁 (chì bì ) |
| Release date: | 11th July 2008 |
Being one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year, with a record breaking budget to boot, this John Woo production brings to life the famous Battle of Red Cliff. The story unfolds during the Han Dynasty in 208 AD in China… |
| 深海寻人 (shēn hăi xún rén) |
| Release date: | 12th June 2008 |
| Noted underwater photographer Dave Chen plans a romantic rendezvous. He's taking his beloved Jing Gao to the mysterious ancient ruins which are 10,000 years old. |
| 881 (bā bā yāo) | |
| Release date: | 9th August 2007 |
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| 881 tells the story of 'The Papaya Sisters' journey to become one of the most popular ge tai singers in Singapore. This is a whimsical tale of two friends, mesmerised by the glitter and glamour of ‘getai’ (song stage), and their struggle for success to become Seventh Month “ge tai” starlets.
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| 5C Films granted the campaign the right to use some scenes from the movie Singapore Dreaming to help promote Mandarin and Chinese culture. This clip was shown during the launch of Speak Mandarin Campaign 2006 and has been featured on Stompcast and uploaded onto Youtube.
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Golden Village, Singapore's leading cinema exhibitor, has been involved in the Speak Mandarin Campaign since 1994. In support of Speak Mandarin Campaign 07/08, Golden Village will be collaborating with the Page One Group to promote Mandarin through new generation Chinese movies.
Visit Golden Village for the latest movie releases.
Cathay-Keris Films acquires and distributes quality films from around the world, including commercial Hollywood films, to cutting-edge independent cinema and local productions. Cathay-Keris Films manages the Cathay Classics library as well as The Picturehouse, Singapore’s first premier arthouse cinema located at The Cathay.
For more information on Cathay-Keris Films and The Picturehouse, please visit:
www.cathay.com.sg and www.thepicturehouse.com.sg.
The National Library Board (NLB)'s library@esplanade is a one-stop resource library for the performing arts. At its Film Village, students and fans of film can browse or borrow books covering diverse topics such as animation, cinematography and original screenplays. They can also view a wide selection of films on DVDs or VCDs at home or in one of three private screening rooms.
Please visit blogs.nlb.gov.sg/epcl/ for more information.