在這篇文章我將列出我最喜歡的中國電影和電視劇。 電影 - Movies 第一個：活著 (To Live, 1994) 張藝謀最著名的電影。特備好歷史電影，但很難過。 第二個：天注定 (A Touch of Sin, 2013) 中國大陸發展很快，賈樟柯向我們展示了瞬息萬變的政治和經濟格局中的不同故事。 第三個：飲食男女 (Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994) 台北的一個週日晚上，半退休的鰥夫朱廚師為他的三個女兒準備了一頓盛宴。一場家庭劇由此展開。 第四個： 影 (Shadow, 2018) 還有一個張藝謀的電影haha。 第五個：血觀音 (The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful, 2017) 第六個：重慶森林 (Chungking Express,…
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