Chinese Film Screening: Last Train Home (2009) 电影放映:回家的末班车

每年春天，随着1.3亿农民工踏上返乡过年的旅程，中国的各大城市都会陷入一片混乱。这场大规模的人口迁徙堪称全球最大规模的人类迁徙活动——这一宏大景象揭示了一个国家在乡村旧貌与工业化未来之间所处的悲剧性夹缝状态。华裔加拿大导演范立欣（曾参与制作获奖纪录片《沿江而上》）历时数年，采用经典的“真实电影”（cinéma vérité）手法，跟随一对已坚持这一年度返乡之旅近二十年的夫妇，记录下了这段旅程。这部电影以普通话放映，配有英文字幕。Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year’s holiday. This mass exodus is the world’s largest human migration—an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verité style Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan (with the producers of the award-winning hit documentary Up the Yangtze) travels with one couple who have embarked on this annual trek for almost two decades. © Eyesteel Productions | 87 minutes | Not RatedThis film plays in Mandarin with English subtitles. Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings at libraries across Chicago. AccessibilityEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.