Fandor 100 Essential Chinese Movies
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Among the many recent additions to the Fandor catalog, I am most excited by several classic Chinese films that I consider to be among the very best to have ever been made in that language: The Big Road, Street Angel (a film I love so dearly that I modeled my wedding photos after some of its iconic shots), Crossroads, Spring in a Small Town, to name a few. The sight of these titles got me thinking: what are the essential movies that anyone curious about Chinese cinema needs to see? The following video of 50 essential Chinese language films – and expanded list of 100 essential films found further below – is my attempt at an answer.
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Lao gong zhi ai qing
1922, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dalu
1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 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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Taitai Wansui
1947, in 1 top list Check -
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San Mao liu lang ji
1949 — a.k.a. The Winter of Three Hairs, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hao men ye yan
1959, in 1 top list Check -
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Ban jin ba liang
1976 — a.k.a. The Private Eyes, in 4 top lists Check -
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Jui kuen
1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check -
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Zhuang dao zheng
1980 — a.k.a. The Spooky Bunch, in 3 top lists Check -
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Sien lui yau wan
1987 — a.k.a. A Chinese Ghost Story, in 6 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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Xi yan
1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check -
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Sai yau gei: Yut gwong bou haap
1995 — a.k.a. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
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Heung Gong jai jo
1997 — a.k.a. Made in Hong Kong, in 6 top lists Check -
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Siu Lam juk kau
2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check -
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Hái-kak chhit-ho
2008 — a.k.a. Cape No. 7, in 1 top list Check -
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Rang zi dan fei
2010 — a.k.a. Let the Bullets Fly, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Dec 31, 2012; source