L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Made in Hong Kong
- ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ZH
- SUBTITLES FR/EN
- COUNTRY China
- movie_detail_year 1997
- Duration 109
- Prices 9.50 €, 7.50 €, 6.50 €, 6.00 €
- Moderator ticket Article 27, Ticket Last Minute
- Abonnement Carte 5 places Cinema Galeries, UGC Unlimited, Cineville Pass
Introducing
Shot a few months before Hong Kong joined China, director Fruit Chan’s third film angrily conveys the sense of urgency in a society with an uncertain future.
Restored version
Synopsis
Autumn Moon is a young, go-nowhere triad whose self-regard far outstrips his talents or accomplishments. While working as a debt collector, Moon meets feisty teen Ping, who suffers from renal failure and needs a kidney transplant, though her chances of receiving one are slim. Nevertheless, Moon falls for Ping and idealistically resolves to improve himself and become her ‘saviour.’ But that goal may be futile for someone of Moon’s station and temperament.
Introducing
Shot a few months before Hong Kong joined China, director Fruit Chan’s third film angrily conveys the sense of urgency in a society with an uncertain future.
Restored version
Synopsis
Autumn Moon is a young, go-nowhere triad whose self-regard far outstrips his talents or accomplishments. While working as a debt collector, Moon meets feisty teen Ping, who suffers from renal failure and needs a kidney transplant, though her chances of receiving one are slim. Nevertheless, Moon falls for Ping and idealistically resolves to improve himself and become her ‘saviour.’ But that goal may be futile for someone of Moon’s station and temperament.
The screening will be introduced by Kristof Van den Troost, assistant Professor at the Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He has published on Chinese and Hong Kong cinema in academic journals such as Screen, Asian Cinema and Asian Education and Development Studies, and in several edited volumes. His first monograph, Hong Kong Crime Films: Criminal Realism, Censorship and Society, 1947-1986, was published by Edinburgh University Press in late 2023.
For its 13th edition, L’Heure d’Été festival takes you on a journey to Hong Kong! To mark the tenth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, we will be screening 20 movies, from the 1970s to 2023. These screenings are divided between the Cinéma Galeries and our open-air partners Vaux Hall in Brussels Park and Cultureghem… Continue reading L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Made in Hong Kong
