Raise The Red Lantern
(1991) [M]

China in the 1920's. After her fathers death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerfull family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in seperate houses within the great castle. The competition between the wives is tough, as...  More

Red Sorghum
(1991) [M]

In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. Torn by tradition and honour she is at odds with the owner and seeks fulfilment elsewhere. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants and when her master dies she finds herself...  More

To Live
(1994) [PG]

The story of a couple whose lives are thrown into turmoil by civil war. Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Shanghai Triad
(1995) [M]

`Shanghai Triad" may be the last of the collaborations between the Chinese director Zhang Yimou and the gifted actress Gong Li. The story of a gang boss in 1930s Shanghai and his willful, troublesome mistress, it's seen through the eyes of a small boy from the country who loses his innocence in...  More

Not One Less (1999)
(1999) [G]

In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty...  More

Happy Times
(2002) [PG]

Zhao (Zhao Benshan) is an economically challenged aging bachelor who hasn't had much luck in love. So he enlists the help of a matchmaker to find a wife. Thinking he has finally met the woman of his dreams, he leads her to believe that he is wealthy and agrees to a wedding far beyond his means....  More

Hero
(2002) [M]

Starring Jet Li (Once Upon a Time in China, The Master) in a visually stunning martial arts epic where a fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation! With supernatural skill and no fear, a nameless soldier (Jet Li) embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that...  More

The House of Flying Daggers (2 Disc Set)
(2004) [M]

In the year 859 AD, China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is rife throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with a series of rebel armies. The largest and most powerful of these rebel groups is the House of Flying Daggers, which is growing ever more...  More

Curse of the Golden Flower
(2006) [M]

China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou) but there are chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li)....  More

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (To Each His Own Cinema)
(2007) [M]

Chacun son Cinema: to each his own cinema. To each his own tale about the most lyrical, emotive and textual of art forms, To celebrate the 60th birthday of Cannes, the world's premier film festival, festival director Gilles Jacob approached 33 of cinema's greatest talents, asking them to make a...  More