S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 1
Program 29
Arclight Hollywood • 10:00 p.m.
PURPLE BUTTERFLY
(PRC/France, 2003) Dir./Scr.: Lou Ye
Cynthia (Zhang Ziyi) is a young Chinese woman who is in love with Itami (Toru Nakamura), a Japanese man about to be sent home for military service. A devastated Cynthia moves back to Shanghai only to witness the death of her elder brother during an attack by the Japanese extreme right. She changes her name to Ding Hui and joins a secret resistance group code-named Purple Butterfly, the same group that, years later, will plot to assassinate Itami.
35mm, 127 min., color, Narrative, in Mandarin w/Eng. subtitlesCLICK HERE to go to the VC FILMFEST ONLINE BOXOFFICE and purchase tickets for this program
