Stars and communism meet at Shanghai Film Festival – Reuters

From Reuters via Scotsman:

The 9th Shanghai International Film Festival opened on Saturday, drawing Hollywood stars to China’s financial capital as the country’s cultural life begins to catch up with its economic boom.

Seventeen films will vie for the Golden Goblet, the festival’s top prize. Among those on the shortlist are two Chinese offerings, “The Music Box”(ÁêÜÂèëÂ∏à), by late Shanghai director Chen Yifei(ÈôàÈÄ∏È£û), and “The Forest Ranger”, directed by Qi Jian. [Full Text]

See also Stars shining in Shanghai by Shanghai Daily.

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