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41) Exiled
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The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. A relationship is formed between an ex-gangster trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
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A love story of two male Chinese opera stars and the woman who comes between them. Set in China from the turn of the century through the aftermath of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
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"This movie is about the miserable love story of two Beijing opera singers. Die Yi and Xiao Lou are fellow singers under the same master in a Beijing opera troupe since they are very young and they tend to love each other implicitly. The title Farewell My Cocubine they performed causes a sensation in the capital city of Beijing and soon they become well-known. But later during the Anti-Japanese War Xiao Lou marries a street girl call Ju Xian. And...
44) Fearless
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Inspired by the story of a real-life hero, Huo Yuanjia. When an ill-advised fight destroys the reputation of a renowned martial arts champion and his family, his difficult path to redemption will bring him face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world.
45) League of gods
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
WORLD-MANDARIN
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WORLD-MANDARIN
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A king slowly turns into a tyrant as he is influenced by an evil spirit disguised as one of his concubines.
46) The final master
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
WORLD-MANDARIN
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WORLD-MANDARIN
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A Wing Chun master has to defeat eight martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics.
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The gorgeous period reverie by Hou Hsiao-hsien traces the romantic intrigue and jealousies swirling around four late-nineteenth-century Shanghai "flower houses", where the courtesans live confined to a gilded cage.
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Follows the events of the Chinese Revolution from 1911-1921, when the Qing Dynasty was overthrown and the roots of the modern Communist government were planted.
49) Free and easy
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
WORLD-MANDARIN
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WORLD-MANDARIN
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When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results.
50) God of war
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During the sixteenth century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land in this sweeping historical epic from veteran action director Gordon Chan.
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
WORLD MANDARIN
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WORLD MANDARIN
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During the sixteenth century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land.
52) Kung fu yoga
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Two archeology professors embark on a quest to find a lost ancient treasure.
53) The grandmaster
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Watch an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China₂s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division, and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.
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Pickle is a night security guard at a bronze statue factory, who also plays in a band at the funerals when time allows. Earning a meager income, Pickle lives with his elderly mother. His best friend Belly Button works as a recycling collector during the day, and Pickle's biggest pleasure in life is flicking through the porn magazines Belly Button collects in the small hours in the security room. Having late night snacks and watching television are...
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Nyack Library - Great Courses Collection
296 GAF
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296 GAF
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56) Ocean heaven
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Sam, a terminally ill man, teaches his autistic son Dafu life skills and tries to find him a new home for when Sam dies.
57) Happy times
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
WORLD - MANDARIN
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WORLD - MANDARIN
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"In an attempt to impress a portly divorcee that has caught his eye, an unemployed factory worker poses as the wealthy manager of a non-existent hotel. Hoping that his fabricated success will lead to holy matrimony, he instead finds himself the guardian of the woman's blind stepdaughter. Now, as the lies get more complicated and the deception more difficult to sustain, the sweet young blind girl and the crazy middle-aged man find themselves forming...
58) Hero
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Long ago, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. The King of Qin was most determined to become the first emperor of China. Though many tried to assassinate him, only three inspired fear. The King promised endless wealth and power to anyone who defeats his would-be murderers. No results come until ten years later, when a man called Nameless brought the weapons of the three assassins to the Qin King's palace. Nameless claimed...
59) White vengeance
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Set during the Qin Dynasty in China, sworn brothers Liu Bang and Xiang Yu battle each other over the love of a beautiful woman and for supremacy over the Qin kingdom.
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Nyack Library - World Language DVD
FOREIGN - MANDARIN
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FOREIGN - MANDARIN
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A pair of police deputies at the end of China's Tang Dynasty attempt to save a beautiful dancer, with revolutionary ties, from capture.