Neon gods: a retrospective of Chinese-language cinema

Neon gods, the next free film series at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, celebrates the extraordinary cinema of some of the most significant directors of the 20th century including Ang Lee, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang and Tsai Ming-liang.

Terrorizers Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Presented on rare 35mm film print, Neon gods is staged in association with the exhibition Heaven and earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd, the film curator at the Art Gallery of NSW, shares her story of the preparation of this new film season.

Rebels of the neon god (dir. Tsai Ming-liang, 1992, 35mm)

Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

A summer at grandpa’s (dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1984, 35mm)

A summer at Grandpa’s Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

The end of the track (dir. Mou Tun-fei, 1970, 35mm-to-digital)

The end of the track Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Terrorizers (dir. Edward Yang, 1986, 35mm)

Terrorizers Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Three times (dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005, 35mm)

Three times Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

The hole (dir. Tsai Ming-liang, 1998, 35mm)

The hole Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Crouching tiger, hidden dragon (dir. Ang Lee, 2000, 35mm)

Crouching tiger, hidden dragon Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Eat drink man woman (dir. Ang Lee, 1994, 35mm)

Eat drink man woman Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Yi yi (dir. Edward Yang, 2000, 35mm)

Yi yi Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

A touch of zen (dir. King Hu, 1971, 35mm-to-digital)

A touch of zen Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

Small talk (dir. Huang Hui-Chen, 2016, Digital)

Small talk Source: by the Art Gallery of NSW

For more information, please visit： 

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/calendar/neon-gods/

关注更多澳洲新闻，请在Facebook上关注SBS Mandarin，或在微博上关注澳大利亚SBS广播公司。