A New Old Play

Director	Qiu Jiongjiong
Year	2021
Country	China
Runtime	2h 59m
Language	Mandarin In Mandarin with English subtitles
Format	DCP
TMDB	View entry

Synopsis

Chinese director Qiu Jiongjiong shows us 20th Century Chinese history in microcosm as he takes us through the memories of an elderly performer in a Sichuan theater who is dying and is about to be welcomed into the afterlife. Wars, cultural revolutions, and more are explored in a classically artificial manner using the tools and textures of Chinese opera.

Listed at AFS

Archived on the AFS site between Fri, Dec 2 2022 and Tue, Dec 16 2025, across 4 captures. These dates are inferred from Wayback Machine captures and may not be accurate.

Show all 4 captures