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updated October 7, 2009
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Film Kicks Off 'U.S.-China Relationship at the Crossroads' Series
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A film banned in mainland China due to its critical portrayal of the
country's Communist government will kick off the "U.S.-China Relationship at
the Crossroads" series this fall at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. "To
Live" will be shown on Thursday, Oct. 8, at from 4:20-6:30 p.m. in Room
E-104 of Moench Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
"To Live" is a Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou, principal director of
the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, that tied
for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on
the novel of the same name by Yu Hua and presents the ups and downs of an
ordinary Chinese family between the 1940s and 1970s.
Other events that examine the U.S.-China relationship include a lecture on
"China Rising: Implications for the United States," by Michael Chambers of
Indiana State University on Oct. 20, from 4:20-5:10 p.m., in the GM Room of
Moench Hall. Evans Chan, a New York-based critic and filmmaker, will present
a lecture on "Local Practice - National Memories" on Nov. 5, from 4:20-5:10
p.m., in the GM Room. He will retrace the trajectory of representation of
the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on Chinese cinema -- from Zhang Yimou
to John Woo -- but with a focus on the Hong Kong independent films.
The series is being sponsored by Rose-Hulman's Department of Humanities &
Social Sciences and the Elsie Pawley Fund.
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