2011 Chinese Film and Culture Festival: Film Screening — Zhang Yibai's "Eternal Moment"

October 9, 2011

Eternal Moment

Director: Zhang Yibai

Starring: Li Yapeng and Xu Jinglei

This film is divided into three sections and presents the lives of Yang Zheng and Wenhui, lovers who are reunited after being apart for 12 years.

Part 1: In Beijing, Yang Zheng and Wenhui have been married for years. Yang Zheng has fulfilled his matrimonial promises, but the couple’s hearts have drifted away from each other. Yang Zheng decides to leave the marriage.

Part 2: After divorcing, Wenhui is a single mother with twins, and Yang Zheng becomes an auto mechanic. At a class reunion, urged by their classmates, they walk closer to each other….

Part 3: Late at night, Yang Zheng receives Wenhui’s telephone call from overseas. She sings “Happy Birthday” to him as she cries. Yang Zheng decides to find her in France, where he gradually discovers the source of Wenhui’s pain.

This event is free.

Parking Information

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In addition, parking is available after 5:00 PM in the CSULB Foundation Building parking lot (6300 State University Dr., Long Beach, 90815). The parking rate is $5.00 per car. It is a short walk from this parking lot to the University Student Union.

The goal of the Chinese Film and Culture Festival is to improve communication and understanding between China and the U.S. through cultural and artistic exchange.

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