# Chen Kaige

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Battle of the Titans

Earlier this year, whilst enjoying a sojourn in England, Peng and I attempted to attend Wimbledon. The day, in more ways than one, was a washout. It poured with rain and we queued and queued virtually the whole day. After finally being allowed into a holding area with still a few hundred people ...

Farewell My Concubine (1993): Iconic Dialogues, Powerful Quotes, and Unforgettable Facts

Summary "Farewell My Concubine" (1993) is an epic Chinese drama directed by Chen Kaige, set against the backdrop of a tumultuous half-century in 20th-century China, from the 1920s to the 1970s. The film explores the complex relationship between two Peking opera performers, Cheng Dieyi and Duan ...

Asian Education Podcast Season Four - Asian Education on Film

**Asian Education on Film Episode Two - King of the Children (孩子王) (Chen Kaige, China, 1987) ** In this second episode of the series Asian Education on Film, Edward Vickers discusses Chen Kaige’s 1987 film King of the Children, based on a short novella of the same name by Ah Cheng. A classic of ...

18: 1988 - Pelle The Conqueror

Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 41st Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival: The Abyss by André Delvaux Bird by Clint Eastwood The Cannibals by Manoel de Oliveira Chocolat by Claire Denis El Dorado by Carlos Saura Drowning by Numbers by ...

Asian Education on Film, Episode 2

**Asian Education on Film Episode Two - King of the Children (孩子王) (Chen Kaige, China, 1987) ** In this second episode of the series Asian Education on Film, Edward Vickers discusses Chen Kaige’s 1987 film King of the Children, based on a short novella of the same name by Ah Cheng. A classic of ...

Asian Education Podcast, Episode 14

Asian (Re)Education on Film, Episode 14 The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci, UK/Italy/France/China, 1987) For the last episode in this series, I’ll be discussing The Last Emperor, which was actually the first feature film about China that I ever saw, shortly after it came out in 1987. Unlike ...

Asian Education on Film, Episode 14

Asian (Re)Education on Film, Episode 14 The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci, UK/Italy/France/China, 1987) For the last episode in this series, I’ll be discussing The Last Emperor, which was actually the first feature film about China that I ever saw, shortly after it came out in 1987. Unlike ...

Episode 07a: Ne Zha 2 (Non Spoilers)

Ne Zha 2 is the fifth highest grossing film of all time worldwide, so why hasn't anyone in the US really seen or heard about it? We talk about the awful, no good animated film Foodfight! (2012) first, followed by our guessing game for related screenings, then get into Investiture of the Gods, Ne ...

Episode 07b: Ne Zha 2 Full Spoiler

We get into the nitty gritty details of the back half of Ne Zha 2 as well as dive into the cultural war between the US and China and specifically China's rapid gains in dominating the worldwide box office seemingly all on its own. Timestamps (00:00) Na Zha 2 spoilers (37:20) China, America, th ...

Why Farewell My Concubine Is a Masterpiece | Deep Dive into Chen Kaige’s Palme d’Or Winner

In this episode of the Split Focus Podcast, we dive into Farewell My Concubine (1993), Chen Kaige’s landmark Chinese epic and co-winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes alongside Jane Campion's The Piano". We explore the film’s unforgettable performances, the world of Peking Opera, themes of identity ...