C4 Film Screening: Summer Palace June 20, 2008

Chinese Culture Center Cinema (C4) is pleased to present “Summer Palace” (2006), a film by Lou Ye, for its next installment. This film will be played in Mandarin with English subtitles.

Banned by the Chinese government, this powerful drama follows rebellious young Yu Hong as she leaves her small village and her family behind to attend Beijing University in the late 1980s. As her tumultuous relationships with two different men reflects the turmoil gripping her country, she begins to become overwhelmed by chaos.

This film is recommended for mature audiences only!

$5 for public; $3 for members
The screening will be held at the Chinese Culture Center, located on the 3rd Floor of the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown.

Official Website: http://www.c-c-c.org/programs/c4