Electric Shadows: Spring In A Small Town

The first iteration in the Velaslavasay Panorama's 20th Anniversary film screening series Electric Shadows On Penglai Mountain, we present the 1948 film Spring In A Small Town.

Spring In A Small Town

Friday & Saturday June 4th & 5th, 2021 - 8:00 PM

$16 General Admission / $12 VPES Members

Directed by Fei Mu shortly prior to the revolution, it was declared The Greatest Chinese Film Ever Made by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. Yuwen (played by Wei Wei) narrates the circular nature of her life in a small town in the Jiangnan region.

The film, which will be screened outdoors with limited seating, is in Mandarin with English subtitles. Guests can visit Shengjing Panorama, a 360-degree painting of Shenyang, China circa 1910-1930 before & after the screening.

Presented in collaboration with The Livonian Cinema

Spring In A Small Town
China 1948 | Black and White | 93 mins

Directed by Fei Mu / Starring Wei Wei, Shi Yu & Li Wei / Cinematography Li Shengwei / Editors Wei Chunbao & Xu Ming / Wenhua Film Company / Mandarin with English subtitles