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Director
Gary Lennon
Credits
Producer: Raymond McCormack Cinematographers:Richard Hughes, Sascha Schoeberl.
Principal Cast
Panpan Chen, Shuying Jiang, Yingying Xi, Zidi Xia, Yu'ang Zhou.
Category
DocumentaryMusic
When Gary Lennon (I Dream in Photos) lived next door to a Music Conservatory in Shanghai he became acutely aware of the piano-mania sweeping the country. With over 40 million piano students in China, the competition to secure places in the country’s top music schools is intense. We meet three talented students – aged 8, 12 and 19 – who practice up to ten hours a day, their dedication matched by the support of their teachers and parents, who make personal and financial sacrifices to ensure their children have the best possible chance of success. These intimate portraits offer a fresh perspective on the complex reality of the new Chinese middle class. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn IFCO cert: G
95 minutes, Ireland-Germany, 2022, Colour
AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS: CLERKS 18.20
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BRITISH & IRISH (PROGRAMME 1) 12.50 12.50
CROSSING 13.00, 18.10
HEART OF AN OAK 13.10
LA CHIMERA 15.45
SHAYDA 15.30, 20.30
SLEEP 13.40
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 20.50
THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW 18.30
THE CONVERSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION 20.40
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