Yue Jiang — Director (6)

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Theater Troupe of Lhama Priests (1991)
喇嘛藏戏团 TMDB
other title: 喇嘛藏戏团
Jiang Yue and cinematographer Bi Jianfeng set out to capture a Lama Tibetan Opera group. They did not have much knowledge about filming documentaries at the time. Jiang Yue wanted to artificially construct the scene, but this idea was quickly dispelled by the director of the Tibetan Opera group, Yixi Jiacuo, who insisted that there must be audiences in order for the players to perform on camera. By the end of the show, the audience was touched, as was Jiang, who said that he realized that there was a different energy to his film because of the audience's presence.

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Catholicism in Tibet (1993)
天主在西藏 TMDB
other title: 店主在西蔵 / 天主在西藏
One of three documentary films made by Jiang Yue in Tibet, during his trips in 1991 and 1992. The film presents the only existing Catholic Church in Yanjing, and the history of the church -- the six priests from European countries who came to Yanjing between 1857 and 1950.

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The Great Earthquake (1988)
The Great Earthquake Douban
Yue Jiang / 温普林 actor: Zhang Mingwei
other title: 大地震 / Da Dizhen
On the Tomb Sweeping Day in 1987, a film crew set out for the monument of the Tangshan earthquake to shoot a memorial ceremony for the victims of the earthquake. This marked the beginning of the documentary film "The Great Earthquake". The artists, like Shaman sorcerers, were capable of foreseeing that, what had been dormant in the universe was to be awoken. And the rock and roll music on the Great Wall that night became a coming-of-age ceremony for the youths that were present and some even called it the "Chinese Woodstock".

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This Happy Life (2002)
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蒋樾 actor: 傅建生 / 刘永利
other title: 幸福生活
郑州火车站是中国最重要的交通枢纽,通过拥挤不堪的人群和各种各样复杂的情况,你能看到一个中国火车站是怎样的情形。傅建生和刘永利就在这个车站工作,傅建生自从前妻死了以后就生活在个人的回忆之中,对于他来说他的精神生活是永远追求不到的。然而刘永利却没有多少精神上的追求,他想做一个现代人,融入这个社会,于是他贷款买了一所大房子。本片故事就从这里开始,你能看到今天中国人对精神和物质的双重需求,也能看到他们在理想与现实的冲突。

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The Other Bank (1995)
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★ 9.2 12 ratings
蒋樾 actor: 牟森 / 唐长炼 …
other title: 彼岸
1993年独立制作纪录片《彼岸》(1995年完成,此片参加1995年法国真实电影节;1995年香港国际电影节;1995年日本山形国际纪录片电影节;1995年德国奥格斯堡电影节;1996年葡萄牙电影节等)。 它叙述一群未考上大学的外地孩子的明星梦碎的故事。他们来到北京电影学院学习,在实验剧《关于〈彼岸〉的语法讨论》中饰演角色。他们连演七场,很多著名艺术家都前往观看,就他们的真实而富于激情的表演给予高度评价。蒋樾为此跟拍了四个月,但在戏演完的同时,他也因经费短缺而被迫停机。三个月后他再次见到这群孩子时,他们已被命运无情地抛回了残酷的现实,无望地在北京漂流。有的女孩成了歌厅门口招徕顾客的小姐,有的男孩则成了骑车给人送方便面的学徒。又过了四个月后,他们实在撑不住了,只能满含绝望地离去。蒋樾追踪其中三个孩子踏上返乡之途。他们回到农村之后,竟然自己排了一出戏叫《一只飞过了天堂的小鸟》,在村子里上给几十个老人演了一场。戏的一开始就在修理一台拖拉机,到剧终也没修好,最后一群人在荒野里推着拖拉机行走,他们的美梦就此化为乌有。

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The Storm (2005)
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★ 9.1 21 ratings
other title: 暴风骤雨
1946年秋天,一个名叫周立波的年轻人从热河来到东北元宝区,县委指派他为区委委员(后任区委副书记、书记)。他是元宝镇土改工作队副队长,他没想到的是,这段时期的特殊工作经历,成就了一部著名的长篇小说。第二年夏天,周立波写出了长篇小说《暴风骤雨》的上卷初稿。在后来的电影《暴风骤雨》,有一个角色跟周立波在元宝镇的形象职位十分相近。 赵光腚、韩老六、郭全海、白玉山等小说中的人物,都可以从元宝屯发现对应的人物原型。然而他们的命运又有着极为有趣的差异和相似之处。《我们的土地》以对《暴风骤雨》和元宝屯的追寻为线索,通过大量的访谈和历史资料,反应土改时期的东北农村。 吕新雨教授评价:它探索用口述史、历史资料、访谈等不同形式,从不同的侧面和角度检讨了各种不同话语对新中国土地改革的建构,及其种种建构背后的历史动机,使我们直面历史巨大的复杂性,从而开辟了多重读解历史的空间,表现出导演对历史意识的自觉和清醒。