101 Essential Chinese Movies
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An authoritative list of the greatest films from Mainland China by critic and China film historian Simon Fowler.
Missing from IMDb:
1. Reconnaissance Across The Yangtze (1954) by Xiaodan Tang
2. Sons and Daughters of the Grassland (1974) by Fu Jie
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Ying xiong
2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check -
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Shi mian mai fu
2004 — a.k.a. House of Flying Daggers, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ba wang bie ji
1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check -
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Da hong denglong gaogao gua
1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check -
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San xia hao ren
2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check -
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Hong gao liang
1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check -
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Chi bi
2008 — a.k.a. Red Cliff, in 1 top list Check -
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Zhantai
2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check -
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Huo zhe
1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dao ma zei
1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ye yan
2006 — a.k.a. The Banquet, in 0 top lists Check -
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Xiao cheng zhi chun
1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check -
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Ye ban ge sheng
1935, in 3 top lists Check -
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Huang tu di
1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check -
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Qiu Ju da guan si
1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check -
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Lan feng zheng
1993 — a.k.a. The Blue Kite, in 8 top lists Check -
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San qiang pai an jing qi
2009 — a.k.a. A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ji jie hao
2007 — a.k.a. Assembly, in 0 top lists Check -
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Er shi si cheng ji
2008 — a.k.a. 24 City, in 2 top lists Check -
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Guizi lai le
2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check -
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Ma lu tian shi
1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check -
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Wo zhe yi bei zi
1950 — a.k.a. Life of a Beijing Policeman, in 3 top lists Check -
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Yi He Yuan
2006 — a.k.a. Summer Palace, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dalu
1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check -
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Shen nu
1934, in 10 top lists Check -
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Shiqi sui de dan che
2001 — a.k.a. Beijing Bicycle, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tuya de hun shi
2006 — a.k.a. Tuya's Marriage, in 1 top list Check -
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Wutai jiemei
1964 — a.k.a. Two Stage Sisters, in 6 top lists Check -
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Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu
1947 — a.k.a. The Spring River Flows East, in 5 top lists Check -
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Chung Kuo - Cina
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
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Da wan
2001 — a.k.a. Big Shot's Funeral, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mang shan
2007 — a.k.a. Blind Mountain, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mei Lanfang
2008 — a.k.a. Forever Enthralled, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tian xia wu zei
2004 — a.k.a. A World Without Thieves, in 0 top lists Check -
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Wuya yu maque
1949 — a.k.a. Crows and Sparrows, in 1 top list Check -
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Xiao cai feng
2002 — a.k.a. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, in 0 top lists Check -
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Xiao Wanyi
1933 — a.k.a. Little Toys, in 2 top lists Check -
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Xiao Wu
1997 — a.k.a. Pickpocket, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bian Lian
1995 — a.k.a. The King of Masks, in 0 top lists Check -
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Chun can
1933, in 2 top lists Check -
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Dong gong xi gong
1996 — a.k.a. East Palace, West Palace, in 1 top list Check -
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Feng kuang de shi tou
2006 — a.k.a. Crazy Stone, in 1 top list Check -
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Fu rong zhen
1987 — a.k.a. Hibiscus Town, in 3 top lists Check -
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Hei pao shi jian
1985 — a.k.a. The Black Cannon Incident, in 1 top list Check -
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Hong se niang zi jun
1961 — a.k.a. The Red Detachment of Women, in 1 top list Check -
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Hong ying tao
1996 — a.k.a. Red Cherry, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lichun
2007 — a.k.a. And the Spring Comes, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nu lan wu hao
1957 — a.k.a. Woman Basketball Player No. 5, in 1 top list Check -
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Shuang Qi Zhen dao ke
1991 — a.k.a. The Swordsman in Double Flag Town, in 1 top list Check -
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Tie shan gong zhu
1941 — a.k.a. Princess Iron Fan, in 0 top lists Check
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