5 most memorable Chinese films that have been honoured at the Cannes Film Festival

The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival, which began last week in Cannes, in the south of France, is running until Saturday. 

This year, there are four Chinese films competing for various awards at the prestigious French festival.

Summer of Changsha and Nina Wu are both vying for the Un Certain Regard award, while She Runs is among the contenders for the short film award.

The Wild Goose Lake – starring the leading mainland Chinese actors Hu Ge and Liao Fan, as well as the Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei – is hoping to win the prestigious top award, the Palme d’Or.

To mark the end of Cannes International Critics’ Week, on Thursday, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, filmed by the young Chinese director, Gu Xiaogang, has been selected as the closing film. 

Before all the prizewinners have been named and the curtain comes down on this year’s star-studded event, let’s check out five Chinese films that have been widely admired at Cannes in past years.