Tsui Hark chain-smoking in a basement = peak 1983 Hong Kong film energy.
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.
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Ron Orders lets subjects breathe; no rush, all texture.
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Ron Orders
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Shot during the 'New Wave' crest but before John Woo's A Better Tomorrow rewired global expectations of HK action.
Li Cheuk-To later became a major festival programmer; this is him young and hungry. Tsui Hark's barely-contained chaotic energy here directly mirrors his filmmaking style.
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