This film relates the saga of a family in the turmoils of History. It tells the story of ordinary people who, through dramatic events in China, find within themselves the strength to resist and survive. The main concerns of «To Live» are memory and lucidity. Furthermore the film emphasizes the wish for happiness, the innocence of children and human dignity.
47th International Film Festival Cannes
12.05.1994 to 23.05.1994
Cannes
Awards
To Live
Leben!
Vivre
Directed by:
1994
Burnt by the Sun
Die Sonne, die uns täuscht
Soleil trompeur
Directed by:
1994
This film relates the saga of a family in the turmoils of History. It tells the troubled past of Stalinism which destroyed the very actors of revolution. The main concerns of "Burnt by the Sun" are memory and lucidity. Furthermore the film emphasizes the wish for happiness, the innocence of children and human dignity. (Photo: © trigon-film)
Rice People
Das Reisfeld
Les gens de la rizière
Directed by:
1994
With strength and discretion the film describes the fight for life of a mother and her daughters, tied up to thier land, fighting alone against an angry nature in order to collect the result of their work in the rice fields.
