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Shanghai Dreams
Wednesday, July 26 at 9:30 pm
China–123 minutes
In Mandarin and Shanghainese with subtitles
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
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With Gao Uanyan, Li Bin, Yao Anlian,
Wang Xueyang
Set in the early 1980s against the backdrop of
China’s reform, Shanghai Dreams is the story of
first love. Nineteen-year-old Qing Hong comes
from a typical emigrant family who relocated to
Guizhou Province from their hometown of
Shanghai in the mid-1960s. Her father is eager to
go back to Shanghai, but for Qing Hong, the choice is not so easy. Written by Lao Ni. Produced
by Pi Li. Cinematographer: Wu Di. A Fortissimo Film.
Accompanying Short:
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A Host of Daffodils
New York Premiere–U.S.A.–15 minutes. Directed by Jane Clark. A patriarch’s debilitating
stroke thrusts a dysfunctional family into a cramped hospital room. Their issues could destroy
a fragile truce.
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