Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

DVD. 2000. 120 min. Mandarin 
w/ English-French subtitles CF 006
Two master warriors are faced with their greatest 
challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword 
is stolen. Stunning martial arts choreography set 
against 19th century China's breathtaking landscape.

Farewell my Concubine

DVD. 1993. 172 mn. Chinese/English subtitles.  
CF 003
Chen Kaige / Gong Li
This complex story of passion and political intrigue 
is an ambitious historical epic of China in the 20th 
century. It follows the enduring friendship between 
two opera stars in old Beijing. As they prosper, the 
political upheavals of war and revolution take their 
toll. When a young prostitute threatens their 
professional and personal union, it becomes just 
one of many trials which test the enduring strength 
of art and love that bind these two men.

The King of Mask

DVD. 2000. 101 mn. Mandarin
w/ English-Spanish-French subtitles CF 002
Wu Tianming / Chu Yuk
An elderly street performer, looking to pass on the 
secrets of his art to an heir, adopts a child from a 
starving family. Believing he can only train a boy to 
be his protege, he is disappointed when he realizes 
the child is a girl. As the bond between them 
grows, however, his views begin to slowly change.

To Live

VHS. 1993. 133 min. Chinese/English subtitles 
CF 004          
Zhang Yimou / Gong Li
Daring political tale of modern China landed him in 
major difficulties with the Chinese authorities. To 
Live follows a contemporary family across the 
turbulent face of modern China, from the Japanese 
invasion through Mao's Great Leap Forward and the
Cultural Revolution.

Raise the Red Lantern

VHS. 1995. 125 mn. Mandarin/English subtitles 
CF 001          
Zhang Yimou / Gong Li
A 20-year-old college student leaves school to 
become the fourth wife of a wealthy, powerful 
aristocrat. Her presence occasions a series of 
bitter jealousies and disputes with the three other 
wives. A fascinating work about sex, oppression 
and patriarchy.

The Story of Qiu Ju

VHS. 1992. 100 min. Chinese/English subtitles 
CF 005
Zhang Yimou / Gong Li
In this comedy a woman seeks justice for a simple 
slight against her husband. Along the way, she 
encounters a welter of bureaucracy and politesse in
this well-observed portrait of contemporary Chinese 
life.

Yellow Earth

VHS. 1984. 89 min. Mandarin / English subtitles 
CF 007          
Set in the barren wilderness of Northern Shaanxi 
province in 1939, the life of a fourteen year-old 
peasant girl is changed forever by the arrival of a 
communist soldier who has been sent out to collect
folk songs for the use of revolutionary armies.

Software Installed on Dell Computers:

- Talk Now Mandarin Chinese
  (Installed on computers 1- 30)
  Learn vocab on food, shopping, numbers, time, 
  body parts, colors, phrases, etc. practice your
  pronunciation, take quizzes... For beginners.

- Word Talk Mandarin Chinese
   (Installed on computers 1- 30)
  Improve your listening and speaking skills with 
  10 games, a recording studio, dicatations, 
  and quizzes. A step up from "Talk Now," for
  advanced beginners / intermediate levels.

- DIVACE DUO (Sound file player / recorder)
- WINTV 32
- REAL PLAYER, QUICKTIME, WINAMP,
  DVD PLAYER
- MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000
  (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- INTERNET EXPLORER, 
  NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR,
  HOST EXPLORER
- VCU CONNECTIONS
  (Atlas, Titan, Saturn, Libbrary, Aurora, Etc.)

Software Installed on Macintosh Computers:

- Chinese Survival Manual (Hypercard)
- Chinese Writing Tutor (Hypercard)
- Email @Titan, Atlas, Saturn
- Netscape Communicator
- Microsoft Office 98 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Quicktime
- RealAudio RealPlayer G2