Tomorrow begins the cycle with the Cinema Hall of the University of Zaragoza concludes its 2010-2011 season programming. Dismiss the course with a new look at the current Asian cinema, this time Taiwanese fruit of collaboration with the Economic Office in Taipei. It thus includes an offer to the Campus of Huesca, where the proposal will begin the next day 11, which the public has long enjoyed Zaragoza. Javier Ching Shan Hou, the Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, presents the cycle : "To celebrate this year's centenary of the founding of the Republic China, Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan's representation in Spain, is organizing a series of cultural activities that are aimed to raise awareness in Spain's history and development of this country, from its beginnings to become what now known as Taiwan, whose official name remains, however, the Republic of China.
If there is an artistic activity that is able to reflect to perfection in a pleasant, simple and reliable historical reality of a country that is definitely the cinematography. Therefore, among the celebrations of this anniversary we have chosen our prominently by the projection representative of the best movies Taiwanese cinema, an initiative of the programming that emerges from this cycle of films that we are pleased to present thanks to the interest and collaboration of the University of Zaragoza.
obvious and striking parallels in the historical development of the Republic of China in recent years, Taiwan's cinema has also seen a miraculous evolution, most especially from the eighties. Coinciding with the spectacular economic development of the island in this decade, known as the "miracle of Taiwan," Taiwanese cinema lives a golden decade and miraculous known here as "new wave of Taiwanese cinema." Many excellent works already started to highlight the major international festivals around the world. Soon, awards and distinctions for Taiwanese cinema flourish in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, etc. and also at festivals in Spain, for directors such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang, among others .
Historically, the nineties were the decade of democratic consolidation in the Republic of China, a process that had its climax with the celebration in 1996 of free and direct presidential elections. That same decade marked the consecration and international recognition those same managers who had started out in the eighties, who now are joined by others such as Tsai Ming-liang and Oscar winner Ang Lee, forming a "second new wave of Taiwanese cinema."
Away from the commercial "Kung-fu film," more typical of other Asian film industries, the new Taiwan cinema belies the different perspectives and personal views of its creators with the obvious transformation experienced in Taiwanese society and the continuing search for a new identity, to conflicts arising from the attempt to balance the assumption of the rural past to adaptation to this hopelessly urban front the violent encounter of traditional values \u200b\u200bas inevitable as the powerful emergence of an increasingly globalized culture. Features
these that ultimately emerge more or less explicit in various arguments such as in the case of our selected films, the innocent eyes of a child (Orz Boy!), The different stories of love experienced in very different times (times of love, youth and freedom, Cape No. 7), the inevitable cultural clash between East and West (Yang Yang), the personification of a story that eventually become real story (The Shoe Fairy ), the loss of childhood innocence and the difficulties the transition to adulthood (Our island, our dreams) or the different human reactions to a war from both sides of the battle (Blue Brave).
In order to provide a fuller picture of Taiwanese society, we have seen fit to include in the cycle a short documentary shows, opting for two short original offer us a review of two activities very present in both the society today as in years ago: the cultivation of tea as a "golden treasure of Taiwan" and understand the culture of rice as "food from heaven." These are documents that reflect the most perfect cultural value, not just dining, the cultivation and consumption of both products carry a society like Taiwan.
The Republic of China lives today, one hundred years after its founding, a vibrant period of splendor that is reflected in all areas of society and that his film can not be employed. What better way then to celebrate the hundred years that a sample of your film as presented here? Acomodémonos in our seats to hear and share the reality of a centuries-old transformation. To all you ladies and gentlemen, today's Republic of China or, what comes to be the same, the new Taiwan's image. "
sessions in Zaragoza will take place at CMU Pedro Cerbuna (C / Domingo Miral, s / n) and Huesca be held at the College of Business Studies (Plaza de la Constitución, 1), in the first case from 19:15 hours and the second from 19:30 pm and free entry in both spaces.
full cycle (dates Zaragoza)
03/05 The Shoe Fairy Robin Lee. 95 min. 2005, Taiwan * 04/05
times of love, youth and freedom of Hou Hsiao-Hsien. 139 min. 2005, Taiwan-France
05/05 Blue Brave: The Legend of Formosa in 1895 Chih-Yu Hung. 110 min. 2008, Taiwan
17/05 Cape No. 7, Wei Te-Sheng. 129 min. 2008, Taiwan
18/05 Orz Boyz! Yang Ya-Che. 104 min. 2008, Taiwan's Yang Yang
19/05 - So you speak French? Cheng Yu-chieh. 107 min. 2009, Taiwan
24/05 Our island, our dreams of Peter Tamg. 97 min. 2009, Taiwan *
* The opening and closing sessions of the cycle will be preceded by the screening of the documentary Tea: Taiwan's Golden Treasure (25 min.) And Food Heaven - The culture of rice in Taiwan (26 min .) respectively.
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