Maggie Cheung

  • Ann Hui – Ke tu qiu hen AKA Song Of the Exile (1990)

    Ann Hui1981-1990ArthouseDramaHong Kong
    Ke tu qiu hen (1990)
    Ke tu qiu hen (1990)

    Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begins to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.Read More »

  • Clara Law – Ai Zai Bie Xiang De Ji Jie AKA Farewell China (1990)

    Clara Law1981-1990DramaHong KongRomance
    Ai Zai Bie Xiang De Ji Jie (1990)
    Ai Zai Bie Xiang De Ji Jie (1990)

    Award-winning drama about the common dream in China at the time: to emigrate to the U.S.. Set primarily in New York City, the film tells the story of Nansan – who has followed his wife to America – and the tough surprises in store for him in the “Promised Land.”Read More »

  • Yonfan – Liu jin sui yue AKA Last Romance (1988)

    Yonfan1981-1990DramaHong KongRomance

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    Two of Hong Kong’s most adored screen goddesses lend their girlish charm to Last Romance, re-released 29 years after it became a rare commercial hit in the career of art-house director Yonfan.

    While its fashion and social setting are somewhat dated, the 1988 film still packs a punch with its deeply poignant tale of friendship and love that is repeatedly derailed by materialistic greed and lamentable life decisions.Read More »

  • Stanley Kwan – Ruan Lingyu AKA Yuen Ling-yuk AKA Center Stage (1991)

    Drama1991-2000ChinaStanley Kwan

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    For those interested in Chinese cinema, here is something a bit different.
    Centre Stage is about the life of Ruan Lingyu, Chinese silent movie legend of the 1930s. She was without equal in the depiction of the emotions of a woman seeking independence. Students worshipped her as a cult symbol. Men looked at her with dreamy eyes, and women looked at her sideways and full of hate. Her roles were typically of characters like girl student, rustic maid, factory hand, prostitute, socialite, and authoress. Ruan’s personal life often mirrored those of the tragic characters she portrayed on screen.
    The recreation of sets, costumes and inclusion of original footage from films that have survived in which Ruan appeared have combined to produce a high quality and stylish film, giving the viewer a docudrama about an interesting woman from an interesting period of Chinese film history.Read More »

  • Johnnie To – Dung fong saam hap AKA The Heroic Trio (1993)

    1991-2000ActionAsianHong KongJohnnie To

    Story: Several infants have been kidnapped all over the city during the last few weeks, the police are without a clue to finding the criminals responsible. The police increase the security in the hospital but it is not use as the children are being taken away by some mysterious invisible force. Luckily a mysterious hero known only as Wonder Woman saves one of the children while the other is taken away. The father of the missing child is a high placed police officer who hires the services of a woman named Chat, she is a professional bounty hunter. Through a strange twist of events Chat and Wonder Woman end up working together against a far greater treat than just a simple kidnapper.Read More »

  • Olivier Assayas – Irma Vep (1996) (HD)

    1991-2000ComedyDramaFranceOlivier Assayas

    One of the most striking and critically acclaimed French films of the 1990s, Irma Vep offers a witty and insightful comment on film-making in that decade. The film demonstrates not just the precarious nature of an industry which is constantly constrained by time and money, and its susceptibility to personal whims and prejudices, but also provides an eye-opening résumé of the whole film making process. The film was directed by Olivier Assayas, a one-time critic who has since gained a reputation as one of France’s most promising filmmakers.Read More »

  • Mabel Cheung – Song jia huang chao AKA The Soong Sisters (1997)

    1991-2000AsianDramaHong KongMabel Cheung

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    The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China’s leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world’s fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.Read More »

  • Kar-Wai Wong – Wang Jiao ka men AKA As Tears Go By (1988)

    Kar-Wai Wong1981-1990CrimeDramaHong Kong

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    Set on the mean streets of Hong Kong in the late eighties, “As Tears Go By” is the tale of two lowly gangsters, Ah Wah and his side-kick Fly trapped in a endless downward spiral of violence and vengeance. Overview: A low-level triad “big brother” (Andy Lau) has a hot-tempered “little brother” (Jacky Cheung) who can’t keep out of trouble, and consequently is in constant need of being bailed out by his protector. Andy is super cool, but lacks the ambition to rise in the ranks of the triad societies, and once he meets his cousin (Maggie Cheung), and falls in love with her, he decides he wants to leave “the life”. But it turns out that he has to bail out Jacky one more time. And this time, Jacky may have gone too far.Read More »

  • Kar-Wai Wong – Ah fei zing zyun AKA Days of Being Wild (1990) (HD)

    Kar Wai Wong1981-1990ArthouseDramaHong Kong

    A man tries to find out who his real mother is after the woman who raised him tells him the truth.Read More »

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