A simple story, delicate and clear, built out of everyday activities and ordinary incidents, celebrating human goodness, faithfulness and endurance. In sparkling black and white and glorious but subtle colour Zhang Yimou gives us a history of Chinese life and political change over four decades, placing his narrative in a rural landscape, which is earthy and harsh but also intensely beautiful. Past and present are linked by courtship and a funeral, which together embody the value and power of love.
50th Berlin International Film Festival
09.02.2000 to 20.02.2000
Berlin
Awards of the Ecumenical Jury
The Road Home
Heimweg
Directed by:
1999
Media
Directed by:
2000
The short film brilliantly captures how society feeds off and is devoured by the media today.
Spoils of War
Kriegsbeute
Directed by:
2000
Presents the continuing struggle of the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to find their grandchildren, born in detention or kidnapped during the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983). Out of an uniquely negative experience the positive courage of these women is vividly described. The search for truth and identity through family love is bringin about healing experiences between generations. This film could sow the seeds of reconciliation where this has not yet become possible.
Directed by:
1999
In the present, echoes of the past affect two survivors of the holocaust. In 13 powerful minutes the film shows healing and hope after the trauma of the past.
The Long Holiday
Die großen Ferien
Directed by:
2000
Facing his own death (cancer diagnosis), the director explores the beauty and menace of this world. By a wide range of people, sceneries, nations and religions, this documentary develops a profound and personal account.
Directed by:
2000
CINÉMA VÉRITÉ explains the history and development of documentary cinema, which has changed the way we see the world we see.
