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Chungking Express

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Chungking Express

102 minutes | 1994 | Hong Kong | Narrative | Cantonese | sub. English | 17 +

Poster CE

Schedule

XXI 1 | WED 30 NOV | 17:00

Synopsis

Two interweaving stories take place around Chungking Mansions, a mazelike commercial complex in Hong Kong. One cop, lovesick after being dumped by his girlfriend, falls for a mysterious, blond-wigged, gun-toting femme fatale, while a second cop remains oblivious to the attentions of a California-dreamy waitress at a fast food counter who resorts to re-arranging his apartment behind his back.

 

Director

Wong Kar Wai




Director’s Filmography

2000

In The Mood For Love

 

1997

Happy Together

 

1995

Fallen Angels

 

1988

As Tears Go By



Production Company

JET TONE PRODUCTIONS

 

 

14 th Hong Kong Film Awards

Best Featured Film

Best Director (Wong Kar Wai)

Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai)

Best Editing (William Chang Suk Ping, Hai Kit Wai, KongChi Leung)

 

32nd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai)

Director's Profile

Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai was born in Shanghai and moved with his parents to Hong Kong when he was five. In 1988, Wong Kar Wai directed his first feature film, “As Tears Go By”. It was invited to the Critics’ Week at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

He achieved further international recognition in 1997 with "Happy Together", winning Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2000, "In The Mood For Love" also competed at the Cannes Film Festival, achieving great success worldwide and being voted one of the 25 greatest films of all time by Sight & Sound’s international poll of critics, programmers and filmmakers.

His body of work has been recognized by numerous international awards, making his name synonymous with iconic auteur cinema. With his impeccable taste for visual and musical esthetics, his films have inspired filmmakers and artists far beyond the cinematic world.

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In the Mood For Love

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In the Mood For Love

98 minutes | 2000 | Hong Kong | Narrative | Cantonese | sub. English | 13+

poster IMFL

Schedule

XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 16:30

Synopsis

In bustling 1962 Hong Kong, Chow Mo-Wan moves into a new apartment with his wife. The same day Su Li-Zhen moves in next door with her husband. The two have no real relationship – they pass each other on the stairway going out to get food – until both suddenly grasp that their spouses are having an affair together. As they begin meeting to ponder this shared infidelity, Li-Zhen and Mo-Wan start to feel emotions they are not sure they can, or should, express.

 

 

Director

Wong Kar Wai

 

Director’s Filmography

1997

Happy Together

1995

Fallen Angels

1994

Chungking Express

1988

As Tears Go By

 

Production Company

BLOCK 2 PICTURES

 

53rd Cannes Film Festival  2000

Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai)

Technical Grand Prize for Christopher Doyle (Cinematography), Mark Lee Ping Bing (Cinematography), and William Chang Suk Ping (Editing)

 

37th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2000

Best Actress (Maggie Cheung Man Yuk)

Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping Bing)

Best Costumes (William Chang Suk Ping)

 

 

Director's Profile

Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai was born in Shanghai and moved with his parents to Hong Kong when he was five. In 1988, Wong Kar Wai directed his first feature film, “As Tears Go By”. It was invited to the Critics’ Week at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

He achieved further international recognition in 1997 with "Happy Together", winning Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2000, "In The Mood For Love" also competed at the Cannes Film Festival, achieving great success worldwide and being voted one of the 25 greatest films of all time by Sight & Sound’s international poll of critics, programmers and filmmakers.

His body of work has been recognized by numerous international awards, making his name synonymous with iconic auteur cinema. With his impeccable taste for visual and musical esthetics, his films have inspired filmmakers and artists far beyond the cinematic world

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Dr. Samsi

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Dr. Samsi

88 minutes | 1952 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English | 13+

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Schedule

XXI 4 | SUN 27 NOV | 14:15

Synopsis

Sukaesih decided to leave her son in a hospital where her ex lover – Dr. Samsi works. She hopes her son could get a decent education. With Leo’s trickery, Samsi finally agreed to take Sukaesih’s son as Sugiat, his son with Sundari who had just died. Sugiat grows up, becomes a lawyer, without knowing the truth about his true mother and the child exchange tragedy in the past. Returning to Indonesia, Sugiat handled the case of Sukaesih who was accused of killing Leo, her own husband. Will Sugiat be able to exonerate Sukaesih from charges? Did Samsi finally realize that Sugiat was his own biological son?

Director

Ratna Asmara

 

Production Company

Djakarta Film

 

Contact:

kelasliarsip@gmail.com

Director's Profile

Ratna Asmara

Ratna Asmara

Ratna Asmara also known as Suratna (1913 - 1968) is an actor, director, and producer who was active in Dutch East Indies/ Indonesia film industry from 1940 to 1954. She is believed to be the first female credited as a film director in Indonesian cinema. She began her career as an actor in Dardanella performance art. Then, she got a chance to start her debut as a director in "Sedap Malam" (1951) - the first film produced by PERSARI. Consecutively after that, she has directed several films, such as "Musim Bunga di Selabintana" (1952), "Dr. Samsi" (1952), "Nelajan" (1953-1954), and "Dewi dan Pemilihan Umum" (1954). She also established Asmara Film and Ratna Film company.

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