To Live

To Live 1994

8.05

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

1994

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Killer Klowns from Outer Space 1988

6.61

Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.

1988

Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues 2008

6.93

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.

2008

Flight of the Red Balloon

Flight of the Red Balloon 2007

6.19

The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, 'Flight of the Red Balloon' tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student. The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris. This is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first Western film. It is based on the classic French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse.

2007

Within the Crystal Hills

Within the Crystal Hills 2024

1

An iron worker named Sawyer ventures into the White Mountains to bring his beloved Carrigain a precious diamond.

2024

Invention of Love

Invention of Love 2010

6.34

An inventor tries to impress the woman he loves. Will she love him back?

2010

Monkey or Man

Monkey or Man 2022

1

When a circus trio have a particularly disastrous show, Mandy the Acrobat must decide whether to run away from the circus, or to stay and help her friends.

2022

Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet 2023

10.00

After murdering a man, an unlikely killer finds that his shadow moves freely and without his control, depicting his past and future actions, upon the walls.

2023

The Chinese Shadows

The Chinese Shadows 1908

5.00

At the beginning of this film two women come onstage dressed in Oriental fashion. They present a shadow play theatre.

1908