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manderley · 1 year

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ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇ ʏᴇᴏʜ ɪɴ

𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 (𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕)

#michelle yeoh #magnificent warriors #moviegifs #filmgifs #dailyflicks #fyeahmovies #dailyworldcinema #movie edit #film edit #movieedit #filmedit #movies #film #david chung #hong kong film #hong kong cinema #1980s film #1980s

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theersatzcowboy · 8 months

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Hero / 英雄 (2002)

Director: Zhang Yimou

Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle

Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen, and Chen Daoming

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nine-frames · 7 months

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英雄本色 (yīngxióng běnsè / A Better Tomorrow), 1986.

Dir. John Woo | Writ. John Woo, Chan Hing-kai & Leung Suk-wah | DOP Wong Wing-hang

#英雄本色 #a better tomorrow #john woo #chow yun fat #ti lung #leslie cheung #hong kong film #action film #crime drama #1980s #10 frames

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celluloidrainbow · 8 months

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蝴蝶 | BUTTERFLY (2004) dir. Yan Yan Mak Flavia is a thirty-something married teacher who has nearly suppressed the memory of her first love Jin, a rebellious girl and outspoken girl in her high-school. Society forced them apart, and now Flavia is stuck in a stifling marriage to businessman Ming. A chance encounter in a supermarket with a beautiful free-spirited singer-songwriter named Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin. (link in title)

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shihlun · 10 months

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Fan Ho / Sun Po-ling

- Lost

1970

#何藩 #fan ho #experimental film #1970 #lost #孫寶玲 #迷 #hong kong film

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linggluu · 8 months

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THIS IS SO DAMN CLEVER BTW

#tony leung #andy lau #cmovie #infernal affairs #the golden finger #梁朝伟 #刘德华 #无间道 #金手指 #hk film #hong kong film #hong kong cinema #my gif

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frozenkissbythefountain · 1 year

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chungking express (1994)

#chungking express #wong kar wai #faye wong #hong kong film

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stvrfux · 1 month

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in the mood for love (2000)

花樣年華

#in the mood for love #film #letterboxd #film photography #cinema #photography #hong kong #movies #films #film stills #hong kong film #wong kar wai #wkw #2000s #moodboard #cinematography

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beautifultimes-beautifulplaces · 5 months

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A Light Never Goes Out (2022) 燈火闌珊 dir. Anastasia Tsang

#a light never goes out #燈火闌珊 #hong kong cinema #hong kong film #cinema #film #neon lights

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wlwcatalogue · 3 months

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Five Days of Yam-Pak Movies ～ Bonus: Madam Yun // 芸娘 (dir. Chu Kea/珠璣, 1960) - starring Yam Kim Fai (任劍輝) and Pak Suet Sin (白雪仙)

Click below for more information + some commentary!

Outline & Scene Summary Inspired by Shen Fu/沈復's Qing Dynasty autobiography Six Records of a Floating Life/浮生六記. Madam Yun focuses on Shen Fu (Yam Kim Fai) and his wife Yun (Pak Suet Sin), who live in married bliss with their children at the former’s familial home. However, they fall foul of the machinations of Shen Fu’s younger half-brother, who has designs on the inheritance, and are summarily kicked out. The young family struggle to adjust to their poverty, but their plight is worsened by Yun becoming chronically ill; these desperate straits result in Shen Fu having to leave his family behind in search of paying work. Thankfully, after all his efforts he is able to find a benefactor, and the family is reunited under one roof (which is, sadly, not what happened in real life). In this early scene depicting the calm before storm, Shen Fu is trying to write a poem, but struggles to find the right words to finish off a line. As he is musing, his wife sneaks up and writes in her own suggestion, delighting him with her scholarly wit.

Although the movie as a whole is pretty dour, the first few scenes really stood out to me as a lovely (if inadvertent) depiction of an F/F couple being happily married with children, especially as Pak’s character is not reduced to being a mere mother or housewife, and the focus remains on the love between the pair. It’s also notable that the source material is known for being a rare depiction of a loving marriage in Chinese literature, and the earlier 1954 film adaptation specifically cast two actors who frequently played married couples (namely Cheung Wood-Yau/張活游 and Pak Yin/白燕; see source). The casting of Yam-Pak for this movie indicates that the studio was confident the public would embrace them as not only a romantic pairing, but specifically the ideal of a married couple.

Note: Six Records of a Floating Life is very much worth reading, not only because it's a vividly-drawn portrait of everyday life in 19th-century China (floral arrangements! exam LARPing! complaining about how touristy Hangzhou's West Lake is!), but also because it contains queer elements. There are references to Yun having a relationship with another woman (and asking her husband to take her on as a concubine, lol) and being attracted to other women, none of which are mentioned in this movie.

Links:

My post about Yam Kim Fai and Pak Suet Sin being queer icons

Full movie on Youtube

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not-your-asian-fantasy · 1 year

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The Heroic Trio (1993) is iconic

#maggie cheung #michelle yeoh #anita mui #hong Kong film #asian actress #film #Asian cinema #woc #90s film

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speedou · 9 months

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The Midnight After (Fruit Chan, 2014)

#film #Hong Kong #Hong Kong film #Hong Kong Cinema #The Midnight After #TheMidnightAfter #那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN #Fruit Chan #FruitChan

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ladamarossa · 2 years

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Brigitte Lin in 驚魂記 - Web of Deception (1989)

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nine-frames · 9 months

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辣手神探 (Hard Boiled), 1992.

Dir. John Woo | Writ. John Woo, Barry Wong and Gordon Chan | DOP Wing-Hang Wong

#辣手神探 #hard-boiled #hard boiled #john woo #tony leung #chow yun fat #1990s #action #blood cw #hong kong film #action thriller

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celluloidrainbow · 9 months

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無言 | SPEECHLESS (2012) dir. Simon Chung A Frenchman named Luke is found naked by the banks of a river in Wuhan. When he can't, or refuses to, speak, he's sent to a local hospital for diagnosis. Unable to determine the cause of Luke's condition, the hospital decides that he must be sent to a psychiatric hospitals, but Luke's nurse, Xiao Jiang, discovers his superiors' plan and decides to rescue the mysterious man and smuggle him out to his uncle's village, where they will have to evade capture from the local police. As Xiao Jiang slowly uncovers Luke's past, the reason for his speechlessness becomes clear. (link in title)

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schlock-luster-video · 4 months

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On January 9, 1997, Fallen Angels debuted in Germany.

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