Song Dong and his partner Yin Xiuzhen (whose photographic, sound and installation work Beijing Opera 2000 is in the Gallery’s collection) were pioneers of China’s avant-garde art in the late 20th century. Burning Mirror presents scenes of everyday life in Beijing reflected in mirrored plastic. The images quiver and then blacken and melt away as the reflective sheet is set alight and small flames become an engulfing fire. Passers-by are shown paying little attention to the blazing performance. Song Dong has often worked with fire and mirrors, capturing moments of reflection, destruction and restoration in powerfully understated performances involving everyday objects and locations.
This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over from Spain to become a classic family entertainment.
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
A 2001 Japanese language film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film screened at Locarno International Film Festival in 2009.
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator.
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