Not the cheeriest of movies to end the year on, but #AnnHui's THE STORY OF WOO VIET (1981) is a gripping & powerful film. Shattered hopes await #CherieChung & #ChowYunFat in this part political drama, part gangster film about Chinese-Vietnamese refugees trying to flee to the US but who get caught up in Manila's gritty underworld with tragic outcome. [3/3]
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#HNY. Wishing everyone a new year filled with good books and films.
If they ever start handing out a Nobel Prize in Film, then #AnnHui deserves to win. Her stunning, semi-autobiographical film SONG OF THE EXILE (1990) is a poignant intergenerational drama about troubled relationships, diasporas & belonging. With outstanding performances by #MaggieCheung & #LuHsiaoFen. Look forward to re-watching this one as well. [2/3]
#NYE plans: I normally stay in, drink lots of beer, & re-watch 2 or 3 films by a favourite director. Last year it was Almodóvar (LAW OF DESIRE, HIGH HEELS, & THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET).
This year it's #AnnHui, a key figure of Hong Kong's New Wave Cinema of the '70s & '80s. Starting off with THE SECRET (1979), an unnerving, atmospheric whodunit, starring the amazing #SylviaChang, who becomes an unwitting sleuth grappling with her friend's murder. [1/3]
Paul Filev