Abstract
Many films about Beijing present unique features of the city: its arts, culture, lifestyles, architecture, and people. In its unique urban space defined by palaces, siheyuans, hutongs, walls, and gates, people speak a dialect, enjoy arts, engage in trades, and cultivate their own lifestyles. They become Beijingers with unique character traits. Many films trace its space, follow its people, and speak its dialect.
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Dingjun Mountain (1905; 2005; 2015)
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Shadow Magic (2000)
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Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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Mei Lanfang (2008)
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Looking for Fun (1993)
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Beijing Bastards (1993)
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Beijing Rocks (2001)
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Rock Hero (2015)
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Teahouse (1982)
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Big-Bowl Tea (2012)
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Peking Duck Restaurant (1990)
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Shower (1999)
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The Old Barber (2006)
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Zhenzhen’s Hair Salon (1987)
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Soulmates (1981)
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The Rickshaw Boy (1982)
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I Love Beijing (2001)
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On the Beat (1995)
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Detective Hunter Zhang (2012)
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East Palace West Palace (1996)
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This Life of Mine (1950)
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The Last Emperor (1987)
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The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983)
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Reign behind a Curtain (1983)
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My Memories of Old Beijing (1983)
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Longxu Ditch (1952)
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Glittering Days (2009)
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Xizhao Street (1983)
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Strangers in Beijing (1995)
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In the Heat of the Sun (1995)
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Mr. Six (2015)
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You and Me (2006)
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Beijing Story (1986)
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Cheng, Z. (2022). Beijing: City and Film. In: Tambling, J. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban Literary Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62419-8_229
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