In Shanghai, the birthplace of Chinese film, you will encounter better times and a more beautiful life.
When I was young, I fell in love with Shanghai because of movies; later, because of Shanghai, I fell in love with movies even more. —— Geng Naiding (film planner, 23 years old)
I recommend the movie "The Golden Lion". This play can be said to be the epitome of the Cheng School of Peking Opera and its singing style. Unfortunately, the government invested in making a movie for the Cheng School of Peking Opera. Due to various historical reasons, this play was also the movie that Mr. Cheng Yanqiu wanted to make but did not make. - Zhang Zhen (member of the Shanghai Critics Association, 58 years old)
"Daughter Wang Lianxiang" is a masterpiece written by Lubitsch a hundred years ago, accompanied by live jazz music. Should we put red wine in a thermos cup and secretly bring it into the cinema to drink while watching it? - Liu Chun (scholar, 41 years old)
There must be some good movies at the International Film Festival. I have watched them every year in recent years. This year I bought Onmyoji 0, Age of Innocence and The Pianist. - Zhou An (retired employee, 79 years old)
Movie lovers can watch movies that they can't normally watch here, and foreign filmmakers can get a deeper understanding of China. - Zhou Xun (actor, judge of the main competition unit of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival)
If you are a Shanghainese who have not watched "Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal", you are incomplete. ——Xu Xiaojuan (sound engineer, manager of the film viewing group "Film Roll", 30+ years old)
The existence of a film festival is like a spotlight, because there are many young directors in the world. Where are they? What have they filmed? They need a spotlight to shine a light on the stage for young people. - Jia Zhangke (director, chairman of the jury for the Asian Newcomer section of the 8th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2005)
Although it took 35 hours of flight, I feel so happy to be here at the Shanghai International Film Festival. I can watch the films being screened, communicate with filmmakers, and find new connections. - Ilda Santiago (Director of the Rio Film Festival, Brazil)
I have participated in the Shanghai International Film Festival 26 times; movies have been with me all my life. - Li Changnian (the first audience member to pick up a ticket at this year's Shanghai Film Festival, 89 years old)
