As part of the Vanderbilt Language Center ’s Focus on Chinese for Fall 2008, the following films will be shown in 002 Furman Hall.  Admission is always free.  Bring a friend.  Please call 322-2818 for more information.

Sunday, September 7 at 7:00 PM

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Ang Lee:  The story of a modern-day Taiwanese family and their unique problems. (124 minutes, unrated)

Sunday, October 11 at 7:00 PM

House of the Flying Daggers (2003) Zyang Yimou:  A “martial-arts fireball” that throws in a lyrical love story, head-spinning fights and dazzling surprises.  Hearts and loyalties battle each other, amid warriors in the treetops and dazzling combat—the likes of which have never before been seen! (99 minutes, PG-13)

Sunday, November 2 at 7:00 PM

Hero (2002, Oscar for Best Foreign Film) Quentin Tarantino:  A visually stunning martial epic where a fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation! (119 minutes, PG-13)

Sunday, December 7 at 7:00 PM

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002) Sijie Dai:  Two youths sent for a Maoist "re-education" in the mountains fall in love with the village tailor's granddaughter. (111 minutes, unrated)