Art College 1994 (2023)

Original title

艺术学院1994

Directed by

Liu Jian

Genre

drama film, black comedy film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

15

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated film follows a group of art students at a Chinese academy in the early 1990s. It shows them navigating their friendships, romances, and artistic ambitions while tensions arise between old traditions and new ideas.

reflectivenostalgicgentlebittersweetcontemplativeobservationalgroundedwry

What happens

Art College 1994 (Chinese: 艺术学院1994; pinyin: Yìshù Xuéyuàn 1994) is a 2023 Chinese animated drama film directed by Liu Jian. Set on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts in the early 1990s, featuring a group of art students caught between tradition and modernity, as love and friendships are intertwined with their artistic pursuits, ideals and ambitions. The film features the voices of Jia Zhangke, Zheng Dasheng, Xu Lei, film producer Wang Hongwei, musicians Peng Lei and Ren Ke, academic Xu Zhiyuan, and Shen Lihui. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 February 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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