Street Angel
Yuan Muzhi’s tender, bitter portrait of life in the city’s lanes.
Ninety years of films made, set and screened in China’s cinema capital. Find what’s playing, where it started, and where to watch it.
A taste of the weekly programme. Screenings sit across arthouse rooms, restored classics and late shows.
Sample listings for design purposes. Connect a real schedule before launch.
A short route through the city’s film history, in order.
Yuan Muzhi’s tender, bitter portrait of life in the city’s lanes.
A postwar epic that packed theatres across the country.
One crowded tenement, a whole city’s anxiety.
Zhang Yimou turns gangland glamour into a fable of power.
Lou Ye follows the water through the city’s underside.
Ang Lee’s wartime Shanghai of tea rooms and secrets.
Props, posters and cameras from the studio era, with screenings in-house.
The Art Deco landmark on Nanjing Road, a cinema since the 1930s.
A classic city-centre hall for big screens and new releases.
Old Shanghai glamour, restored, on the former Rue Lafayette.
The Shanghai International Film Festival brings premieres, retrospectives and open-air nights to the city. Check the official site for this year’s dates.