Memoirs from the Beijing Film AcademyAfter graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou transformed Chinese cinema with Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy tells the riveting story of this class of 1982, Chinas famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. It is the first insiders account of this renowned cohort to appear in English. Covering these