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三部中国电影入围第64届柏林电影节 After a conspicuous and pride-busting absence from the three biggest European film festivals, Chinese movies staged a surprise comeback at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, which runs from Feb 6 to 16. 中国电影缺席欧洲三大电影节之后，在第64届柏林国际电影节上强势回归。今年的柏林电影节将于2月6日至16日举行。 ? As many as three Chinese films have been selected for the 23-film-strong main competition, including No Mans Land, Ning Haos dark take on humanity that took four long years to go through the censorship pipeline. The film, which opened on Dec 3, 2013, in China, was both a critical and commercial hit, raking in 260 million yuan at the box office. ? The other two contenders have not been released in their homeland yet, but Massage is a well-known story adapted from Bi Feiyus widely acclaimed novel. Last year saw the birth of both the stage play and the television drama series, and Lou Yes film treatment could not possibly embed any narrative spoilers. However, those who love the story, about a bunch of blind people who make a living from the massage（按摩） business, may compare the different artistic approaches and conclude which one successfully comes out of the shadow of the literary original. ? Black Coal, Thin Ice is set against the wintry landscape of Northeast China where the desolate scenery may reflect the mental state of the main characters. Director Diao Yinan loves film noir, but his style of portraying murder and misery is uniquely his own, where the cop, the perpetrator and the hapless bystander are not suave or sophisticated enough to spew bon mots. I love black because it gives a sense of discontinuity, and it blends social realism with surrealistic fantasy; I love to subvert conventions, Diao explains. ? More Chinese-language films are competing in the Panorama section: Dante Lams supernatural thriller That Demon Within, Fruit Chans adaptation of an online novel The Midnight After, Tsai Ming-liangs new segment of his experimental Walker series title