LAAPFF Presents: Hong Kong Generations of Cinema, sponsored by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco, is a 2-day showcase celebrating the diverse storytelling talent of Hong Kong that have captivated audiences all over the globe.
This year’s theme centers around Cantopop and its profound influence on Hong Kong cinema, showcasing iconic films and stars that have shaped generations.
WHEN
Saturday and Sunday
October 26 & 27, 2024
WHERE
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 – Theater 4
450 N Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754
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FILM LINEUP
Saturday, October 26, 2024
DAYS OF BEING WILD
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
94 minutes
1990
Set in the 1960s: Yuddy, a disaffected playboy who breaks hearts as quickly as he conquers them, searches for his biological mother. Meanwhile, lovelorn Li-zhen is hopelessly enamored with Luddy, and a policeman is caught in the middle of their turbulent relationship.
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HAPPY TOGETHER
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
96 mins
1997
Lai (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his boyfriend, Ho (Leslie Cheung), arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong, seeking a better life. Their highly contentious relationship turns abusive and results in numerous break-ups and reconciliations. When Lai befriends another man, Chang (Chen Chang), he sees the futility of continuing with the promiscuous Ho. Chang, however, is on his own personal journey and, ultimately, both Lai and Ho find themselves far from home and desperately lonely.
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ROUGE
Directed by Stanley Kwan
96 mins
1988
Rouge bridges past and present in its tragic romance between a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family, who embrace death by suicide pact amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong. Fifty years later, she returns to the city-state to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple (Alex Man Chi-leung and Emily Chu Bo-yee) into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself. With its lush mise-en-scène and transcendently melancholy mood, this sensuous ghost story is an exquisite, enduringly resonant elegy for both lost love and vanishing history.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
ANITA
Directed by Longmond Leung Lok-Man
140 minutes
2021
The life of Anita Mui, chronicling her journey from a child performer to becoming one of world's most recognized music icons.
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JULY RHAPSODY (4K RESTORATION)
Directed by Ann Hui
103 mins
2002
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High school teacher Lam Yiu-Kwok (Jacky Cheung) is in the midst of a midlife crisis. His wife, Man-Ching (Anita Mui), has been unfaithful; his friends are reaping the rewards of successful business careers while he earns a comparatively meager salary at an unglamorous job; and one of his young students, Choy-Lam (Karena Lam), has fallen for him. When Man-Ching leaves for a month to help her former lover, a jealous Yiu-Kwok is tempted to retaliate by pursuing an affair with Choy-Lam.
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THE LYRICIST WANNABE
Directed by Norris Wong
110 mins
2023
Set in Hong Kong and Taiwan following the bittersweet journey of aspiring lyricist, Sze, this cinematic mix of light comedy and sobering cynicism reveals the emotional toll of dreaming big in the inhospitable Cantopop scene. As Sze’s determination clashes with the industry’s indifference, she grapples with the fear of failure and the elusive nature of success. With the delightful flourishes of a young girl’s diary, the film captures Sze’s inner world, where every lyric carries the weight of her aspirations.
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LAAPFF Presents is a year-round series from the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival celebrating cinematic voices of Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander artists.
