LUNAR NEW YEAR
FEBRUARY 13-24
Filmhuis Den Haag and CinemAsia present a special Lunar New Year film program! This year’s Lunar New Year special features iconic and moving stories from Asia and the diaspora. From family bonds and love to longing and identity, this selection of classics and contemporary favourites brings the spirit of the new year to life on both an epic and intimate scale.
The programme includes The Joy Luck Club, Vive L’Amour (restored by Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute), The Grandmaster and The Farewell — films that each, in their own way, celebrate the richness and diversity of Asian cinema.
Films in this program
The Farewell
Lulu Wang, 2019
A heartfelt family drama where a secret goodbye forces a young woman to choose between cultural duty and personal truth.
The Grandmaster
Wong Kar-wai, 2013
A poetic kung fu epic that follows Ip Man through love, rivalry, and a country in turmoil.
The Joy Luck Club
Wayne Wang, 1993
In four intertwined stories, mothers and daughters confront the gaps between heritage and identity.
Vive l’Amour (4K restauration by Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute)
Tsai Ming-liang, 1994
Three strangers drift through Taipei, sharing a silent apartment and an even quieter loneliness.
Special program on February 14th
On 14 February, we’re going all out with a festive Lunar New Year evening in collaboration with Eastern Playgrounds. Expect a lively afternoon of mahjong, followed by a night of karaoke. Let’s all welcome the new year, meet new people and have fun together!
Made possible by Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI)
Formerly known as the Taiwan Film Institute (TFI) and the Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA), the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) is the only administrative institution in Taiwan that specializes in the collection of audiovisual assets, with the mission of preserving, restoring, researching, and promoting these assets and making them available to the public. TFAI is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
