Flashbacks: the Cultural Revolution generation. Children of Mao ; The start of the Cultural Revolution ; Sent-down youths ; Return to the cities ; the film academy examinations
The Beijing Film Academy. The academy ; The curriculum ; Student films ; Classmates ; Graduation
The films of the fifth generation. First films: One and eight and The yellow earth ; The spirit of the times: Wu Ziniu's films ; From the margins: Tian Zhuangzhuang's films ; A women's cinema?: the films of Hu Mei, Peng Xiaolian and Liu Miaomiao ; The rise of the entertainment film: Zhang Jianya and Jiang Haiyang ; "Passion, courage, commitment": Chen Kaige's later films ; Reds: Zhang Yimou's films ; Beyond the fifth generation ; Conclusion: generating the new.
