Titles in Genre Asian
A PECK ON THE CHEEK
Winner of six 2003 National Film Awards of India
Music by the Academy Award� winning composer of Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
"A Peck on the Cheek is a sweet, funny, fairy tale about the adopted daughter of loving parents who wants to find her real mother, even if it means running away from home."
--Adam Nayman, Eye Weekly
BE WITH ME
"I fell for the (2005 Cannes) Fortnight's opening film, 'Be With Me' . I didn't have any idea what was going on for the first half hour, but was in tears by the end, which is fairly rare (big surprise)"
-- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
DRIFTERS
"Wang Xioashuai's follow-up to his fest hit Beijing Bicycle is another stern, compelling story of modern proletariat life as seen through the eyes of China's Seventh Generation filmmakers."
--Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly
HOSPITALITE
Official Selection - Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival
"Brilliant storytelling...undeniable artistry!"
- Chris Cabin, Slant
"A marvelous tension between a prim comedy of manners and unbridled slapstick."
- Ronnie Scheib, Variety
IN LOVE WE TRUST
"Diamond performances.perfectly calibrated." -- Maggie Lee, The Hollywood Reporter
KEY OF LIFE
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Breezy rhythm, witty dialogue and excellent thesping chemistry!"
- Maggie Lee, Variety
"Intelligent, amusing, and casually touching."
- Kong Rithdee, Cinema Scope
LUCKY
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"An emotionally resonant portrait of contemporary South Africa...delicate and real...extraordinarily touching."
- Variety
"A simple but profoundly moving portrait of humanity...a wonderful little gem."
- BBC
SHUN LI AND THE POET
Winner - Lux Prize - European Parliament
"A poignant story...striking cinematography! A film that doesn't shy away."
- The New York Times
"This just might be a masterpiece!"
- Liberazzione
"Rapturous! Exquisite!"
- Allisa Simon, Variety
TEDDY BEAR
Winner - Best Performance - Transylvania Int'l Film Festival
"An unexpected charmer! A highpoint [of MoMA's New Directors/New Films]!""
- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"TEDDY BEAR is a sweet drama with a lovably large breakout performance!"
- Christopher Campbell, indieWIRE
THE DRUMMER
"A young Hong Kong rebel finds inner peace and a sense of purpose with a group of Zen musicians in the hills of Taiwan in "The Drummer," an entertaining blend of genre elements and spiritual content that plays much better than it sounds on paper." --Derek Elly, Variety
THE PIANO IN A FACTORY
Winner - Grand Jury Prize - Miami Int'l Film Festival
"A delightful Chinese film that artfully blends music, romance, comedy and just a little social comment. A thoroughly enjoyable movie experience!"
- Mark Adams, Screen Daily
WHO'S CAMUS ANYWAY
"A cine-maniac's delight - true postmodernists, the students name drop Leos Carax, Quentin Tarantino and Luchino Visconti - Who's Camus Anyway? bristles with ferocious energy and wit"
-- A.O. Scott, The New York Times