🎬 At the 2025 Golden Panda Awards in Chengdu on the Chinese mainland, jury president Chen Kaige invited the audience into a world where movies aren’t just stories—they’re mirrors of our dreams and doubts.
🎥 “The magic of cinema lies between reality and illusion,” he said during an on-stage chat with CGTN’s Zhang Meng.
Chen Kaige, the visionary behind the Palme d'Or-winning Farewell My Concubine, explained how this dance between reality and fancy has shaped his creative process.
For Chen, a film is a journey that starts in the real world—every smile, every shadow—but then leaps into our imagination, turning familiar moments into something magical. ✨
Whether he’s reimagining history or capturing quiet human dramas, his approach asks: What if what we see on screen is both true and make-believe at once? This duality, he says, gives cinema its unique power. 🤔
Stay tuned for the full interview on CGTN, where Chen dives even deeper into why movies can transform our view of reality—and why that matters to all of us. 🎬
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Interview with Chen Kaige: Exploring cinema's reality and illusion
cgtn.com
