The Spring River Flows East 1947 ( 6.4)

1930's China. The village of a poor family is taken over by the occupying Japanese army. One son, Zhongliang, leaves his wife and young son to join a medic group for the Chinese Army. The other son, Zhangmin goes into hiding to protect his family. The focus shifts back and forth from the brothers' parents and Zhongliang's wife and son to Zhongliang's newfound life of luxury in a town not too far away. The plight of Zhongliang's mother, his wife, Sufan and her son, Kongeson is contrasted with Zhongliang's rise in a flourishing company.

The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes 1948 ( 6.3)

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle after another.

Crossroads 1937 ( 5.6)

Four students in Shanghai have recently finished university. All are unemployed. Xu contemplates suicide but his friend Zhao talks him out of it. Zhao lives in a shabby room with just a flimsy wall of planks separating him from the room behind. Miss Yang, in town to take a factory job, moves in behind. Her nails into the wall knock Zhao's photos down. The unseen neighbours start playing tit for tat... Zhao gets a job as proofreader at a newspaper. He sees that pretty girl on the tram to work every day. He doesn't know her, but it's Miss Yang... Zhao is assigned to cover labour conditions for the paper. He is sent to a factory, the one where Miss Yang works...

Erotic Nights 1989 ( 2)

A compelling study of three girls and the paths they choose to stardom when they cross paths with a womanizing artist.

The Ghost of Night Crow 1972

There are ghosts and costumes fighting, and the female ghosts revenge for the crows. In short, it is a tragedy of love. It’s a bit of a bad ending, summing up the excessive revenge of female ghosts,

Civil Disobedience N/A

This documentary records the events of civil unrest in Taiwan that followed the "Red Martial Law" in 2008. It tells the story of abuses suffered by civilians at the hands of the authorities; of how state power has rapidly advanced to undermine civil rights; and investigates the problems of being educated to be "obedient" in Taiwanese culture.

How are you doing , Kungliao 2004

This film documents how the residents in Kong-liao, a picturesque fishing town,have been fighting against a nuclear plant intruding their beautiful hometown since 1988,the year when they established a community anti-nuclear plant club.It has been a bitter long journey in the past 16 years.However,the switch of governing power forced another political strorm of changing nuclear policy.It was in effect a torture for the Kong-liao people.Who would have known the stories behind the beautiful coastal line?

Chrysalis N/A ( 4)