Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
Gu Xiaogang / CN, 2019 / 150 min.
Gu Xiaogang’s feature film debut was screened at major international festivals, attracted major audiences in France, yet didn’t get a Dutch release. This calmly and exactingly directed film depicts a rural Chinese family coping with the vagaries of life. Nationwide Dutch release.
A year in the life of the Yu family in Fyuang, a Chinese provincial town, soon to be absorbed by ever encroaching Hangzhou City. When the 70-year-old mother has a stroke, her four sons and their families must modify their lives whilst dealing with their own problems.
This film will also be released in national cinemas by Eye Filmmuseum.
Details
Director
Gu Xiaogang
Production year
2019
Country
CN
Original title
Chunjiang shuinun
Length
150 min.
Language
Mandarin Chinese
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Previously Unreleased
The films featured in Eye’s Previously Unreleased programme were screened at major national and international festivals, but were never released to Dutch cinemas. Every summer, Eye brings a choice of films previously selected for international festivals to Dutch film audiences to redress the balance.
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