IDS 101: Chinese Food, Film, and Fairy Tale

A young woman can only support and educate her son by working as a prostitute in 1930s Shanghai. One of the rare films of famed Chinese star Ruan Lingyu.

A story about a young girl who loses her mother and then her father.

Desperate for his art to survive, the King of Masks finds an apprentice in a destitute child purchased on the black market. When the child reveals an unexpected secret, their relationship is suddenly tested by both the old man's stubborn sense of tradition and the established customs of China.

The story of two lonely people who discover in each other the intimacy they have lost in their marriages.

Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off

The story of a master chef and his three adult daughters, all of whom are seeking love and happiness in different ways.