
Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?
Wuthering Heights— What is the cost of love?
The Legendary Clades - a family of explorers - find themselves in a strange new world with fantastic creatures awaiting them. Perhaps their greatest challenge will be healing the ties that bond.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.