From Monday 23 to Thursday 26 June 2025, at the Parco delle Concette, from 9.30 p.m., the “Pisa Chinese Film Festival” returns, now in its 14th edition.
Four open-air evenings dedicated to the new voices and great successes of Chinese cinema, including thrillers, fantasy, adventure, drama. All films are in original language with Italian subtitles.
PROGRAM
- Monday 23 June 2025
Gates open at 8.30 p.m.
Welcome buffet with Chinese cuisine specialities
Institutional greetings with the Director of the Confucius Institute of Pisa Xueyan Wu and the Artistic Director of the Arsenale Cinema Antonio Capellupo
9.30 p.m. Screening
Wei Shujun's "Mystery Runs on the River". A noir/thriller based on a short story by Yu Hua, one of the sacred monsters of contemporary Chinese literature, and set in 1990s rural China.
- Tuesday 24 June 2025
9.30 p.m. Screening
Wuershan's "Creation of the Gods: Kingdom of Storms". Epic fantasy inspired by Chinese mythology
- Wednesday 25 June 2025
9.30 p.m. Screening
"The Treasure Hunters: Pearl of the South Sea" by Xiang Hesheng and Xiang Qiuliang. Fast-paced adventure among ancient mysteries and underwater civilisations
- Thursday 26 June 2025
9.30 p.m. Screening - PREVIEW
Lin Jianjie's “Brief History of a Family”. A psychological drama exploring family tensions and buried secrets
In case of rain: screenings at the Cinema Arsenale
Admission free while places last
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