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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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