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Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank

When
04 February 2012 -
25 February 2012

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Where
BFI Southbank

Nearest Tube
Waterloo

Cost
£5.00 - £9.50

Age Restrictions
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Mark Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank by watching four films that cast new light on China and Chinese cultural and history.

Year of the Dragon
With four Chinese films being screened to mark the start of the Year of the Dragon, fans of world cinema will have plenty to celebrate for Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank. The Chinese New Year screenings begin on 4th February with Confucius, a biopic of the legendary Chinese philosopher who lived during the Zhou Dynasty. The film stars Chow Yun-Fat in the title role.

Confucius Film Review

Chinese films
Other film screenings taking place for Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank include A Simple Life, a moving story which tackles the theme of growing old, as well as Unseen China, a series of documentaries that shed light on modern day Chinese society. The final film is a seniors' free matinee screening of Woman Basketball PLayer No. 5, which caused a huge stir when it was first released in 1957.

Film programme
The programme of Chinese films at BFI Southbank looks like this:

Confucius (15)
2.10pm, 4th February
6.10pm, 8th February

A Simple Life
2pm, 17th February
6.20pm, 22nd February

Unseen China
2pm, 25th February

Woman Basketball Player No. 5
2pm, 6th February

Chinese New Year
In addition to the film screenings for Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank, there are plenty of other events taking place across London to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. From the free festival in Trafalgar Square to special menus at restaurants across the city, click on the link below for more information on what's on.

Chinese New Year London

The film screenings for Chinese New Year at BFI Southbank take place from Saturday 4th February - Saturday 25th February 2012. Tickets cost £5.00 - £9.50 for non BFI members.

Chinese New Year London

Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square

Chinese New Year Restaurants in London

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Reverb Festival at Roundhouse

Flamenco Festival London

Imagine Childrens Festival

Pet Shop Boys at Sadlers Wells

Circus Festival London

Cate Blanchett at Barbican

Sundance London

Globe to Globe Shakespeare Plays

Regents Park Open Air Theatre

London 2012 Festival

Parent and Baby Film Screenings

Other Events at BFI Southbank

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