Zhenhai Tang

Zhenhai Tang received his BS in Chinese Language and Literature from SuZhou University, China, and his MS in Chinese Language and Literature from Nanjing University, China. Mr. Tang was an Associate Professor at SuZhou University, China, from 1982 to 1990, where he taught the Review of Movie and Television Art. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at various Korean National Universities during 1998 to 1999, where he taught the Critics of Movie and Television Art.

Mr. Tang is the author of numerous articles, and four books published in China, The Essentials of Movie and Television Art (June 1997), Appreciation and Analyze of Excellent Movie and Television Programs (May 1996), A Kaleidoscope of Movies and Television (December 1995), and The Dictionary of Appreciation of Literature and Arts (September 1991).

Still Life

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Film professor Zhenhai Tang will introduce and discuss mainland Chinese director Jia Zhangke’s Still Life (aka Sanxia Haoren), a last minute entry into the 2006 Venice Film Festival, that won the Golden Lion award thanks to its top-notch cinematography and wonderful storytelling. Still Life interweaves the story of a miner (Han Sanming) who travels thousands … Read more

Evolution of Chinese Cinema Workshop

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The three climatic stages in the evolution of Chinese cinema is full of excitement and successes. The three stages represented the high quality in Chinese cinema. This workshop series will serve as a talk into the details and explainations of these three stages. We will also be watching a variety of movies in which we can talk about and analyze. This workshop series will also talk about movies from Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

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