Join us for the first annual Chinese Film Series at Galaxy Cinema!

See some of the best cinema of the East right here in North Carolina. Passes are available for $15. Passes are only $14 for Galaxy Cinema members or students with a valid ID! We will also be offering specialty Chinese concessions compliments of Grand Asia Market.

Galaxy Cinema is also proud to announce the Chinese Film Series graphic design contest! Design a poster for each of our Chinese Film Series films and win great prizes! Click here for contest details.

The Chinese Film Series is sponsored by Grand Asia Market, The Confucius Institute of NC State, and MovieChatter. Learn more about them.


Schedule:

In the Mood for Love (2000) - June 24; 7:30 p.m.

- Considered by many critics and film journals to be one of the best films of the decade, this melancholic romance stars Tony Leung and Maggie Chung, two of Hong Kong's biggest stars. When Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan discover that their spouses are having an affair, they find themselves drawn to each other despite the cultural mores of the 1960s. With shades of Hitchcock's Vertigo, Wong Kar-Wai's masterpiece is an understated look at the complexities of love, lust and memory. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Hong Kong. 2000.

Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles (2005) - July 8; 7:30 p.m.

- Arguably the most famous Chinese filmmaker, Zhang Yimou returns to his dramatic roots in this story about Tanaka, an aged Japanese fisherman who travels to China to see his hospitalized son. His journey brings him in contact with Li, a prisoner also looking to meet his young boy. Tanaka struggles to help Li achieve his goal, at the risk of losing his own opportunity to make amends. China. 2005.

Exiled (2006) - July 22; 7:30 p.m.

- This crime drama follows ex-criminal Wo, who is targeted for assassination by a vengeful mob boss. But when one pair of hitmen meets another sworn to protect him, their allegiances are called into question. Director Johnnie To proves again that he's a master at choreographing action scenes which are simultaneously suspenseful and beautiful to watch unfold. Hong Kong's official submission for consideration at the 80th Academy Awards. Hong Kong. 2006.

Up The Yangtze (2007) - August 5; 7:30 p.m.

- The feature film debut of Canadian director Yung Chang, this documentary follows several rural workers in the province of Hubei and how they are affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam. It's a thought-provoking and moving look at a rapidly-changing nation struggling to transition into a consumer capitalist economy. Winner of the Emerging Artist award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Canada. 2007.