Movies: Liu Xiaodong

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy....

A portrait of urban anomie focusing on two bohemian artists who drift through the miasma of old Beijing in the 1980s....

Jia Zhangke travels with painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil. Liu Xiaodong is well-known for his monumental canvases, particularly those inspired by China's Three Gorges Da...

A rock musician looks for his girl-friend who left while pregnant, trying to decide whether to keep the baby....

One of the best-known Chinese figurative painters, Liu Xiaodong goes back to his hometown of Jincheng, in the province of Liaoning (North-East China), to re-paint again friends and relatives after several years have gone by. With a soundtrack by fame...

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Short film by Liu Xiaodong and Yang Bo....