it's a moving, beautiful, but cruel, uncaring deadly world
+ A gripping, morally wrenching film + One of the Greatest Films of All Time + Astounding + Beautiful and effective movie on Tibetan wildlife, its protectors and the poachers
This is the story of three Chinese women, each from very different backgrounds, who emigrate to New York. One is from Hong Knong, One from Taiwan and one from Mainland China.
Awards at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards 1989:
Best Picture
Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
Nominations at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards 1989:
Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
Best Actress (Sylvia Chang)
This movie has potential to be a great movie. For those of us that are into Asian movies, we would know that Aaron Kwok, better known for his dancing & singing prowess is making this sort of artsy fartsy movie now to get some credibility. Truth to be told, he's very good at it, playing a loser ...
The most influential Hong kong ganster film, and an Action-cinema masterpiece.
+ Woo's International Calling Card + My favorite of John Woo + "It's easy to become a ganster, but it's hard to get out..." + One of John Woo's best!!!
Simply put, this could be one of the finest 'small' films ever made. As warm and soft as a homemade quilt on a cold evening, this is a film which entices you into a state of quiet delight and never lets go, even after the final credits have long since scrolled away.
Shot in New York on a shoestring budget, An Autumn's Tale relies on the sheer brilliance of cast, director, musical score and ...
I adore this film. I have watched it millions of times, and it never gets old. I started watching it because i wanted to learn to speak Cantonese, but i soon realized that this movie is actually quite a masterpiece. There is romance, action, and a bittersweet twist at the end. You really need to ...
+ about the DVDfilm/movie wedding banquet............ + Wedding Banquet Fantastic + quirky and well-directed..... + Before Ang became a superstar director for Crouching Tiger
+ Touching and original, if not for all tastes... + Penetrating character study
I've watched Vive L'amour three times now, and like it more each time. The film's slow pace is especially effective at drawing us into sympathy and compassion for these characters, making the ending so devastating. The use of visual space to suggest isolation, loneliness, and the difficulty of ...
+ An inspiration for "The Departed", but better! + "Wait. I will be the good guy in the story." + Gripping crime thriller.... + Way Better than the departed
This is the story of three Chinese women, each from very different backgrounds, who emigrate to New York. One is from Hong Knong, One from Taiwan and one from Mainland China.
Awards at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards 1989:
Best Picture
Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
Nominations at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards 1989:
Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
Best Actress (Sylvia Chang)
I adore this film. I have watched it millions of times, and it never gets old. I started watching it because i wanted to learn to speak Cantonese, but i soon realized that this movie is actually quite a masterpiece. There is romance, action, and a bittersweet twist at the end. You really need to ...
The most influential Hong kong ganster film, and an Action-cinema masterpiece.
+ Woo's International Calling Card + My favorite of John Woo + "It's easy to become a ganster, but it's hard to get out..." + One of John Woo's best!!!
+ An inspiration for "The Departed", but better! + "Wait. I will be the good guy in the story." + Gripping crime thriller.... + Way Better than the departed
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