Cantonese

  • Various – Lian’ai qiyi AKA Heroes in Love (2001)

    2001-2010DramaHong KongRomanceVarious

    The film is separate into three different shorts. KIDNAP focuses a tomboy’s unrequited love for an anonymous girl dare not speak her name, she can only watch for longing as the object of her affection passes each day. In a desperate bid for intimate communication, the tomboy kidnaps the girl and holds her prisoner in a cramped back street apartment. Slowly relationship develops between them. In MY BELOVED, a loner is only obsesses with guns, he has no place in his life for a girlfriend, focusing all his attention on his Baretta handgun. One night, his gun starts talking to him in a soft feminine voice, demanding the proof of his love. OH G focuses a guy and a girl meet through an ICQ chat room, they search for the real romance that they have never experienced in their lives. This touching tale of first love is played out against the backdrop of the neon world of urban malls and 24 hour convenience stores.Read More »

  • Yasmin Ahmad – Gubra AKA Anxiety (2006)

    2001-2010DramaMalaysiaRomanceYasmin Ahmad

    Synopsis:
    Seven years after Jason, Orked is now married to a much older guy, Arif. Everything seems ideal in their marriage at first glance. One fateful morning, Orked is awakened by a distressing phone call from Mak Inom with news that Pak Atan has become catatonic due to diabetic complications.After some chaos, they take Pak Atan to the hospital. There, Orked bumps into Alan, Jason’s elder brother. The story then unfolds into a web of deceit and heartbreak.Read More »

  • Various – Guai tan xie hui AKA Till Death Do Us Laugh (1996)

    1991-2000ComedyHong KongHorrorVarious

    A reporter gets a scoop on the shadowy, secretive “Strange and Unbelievable Experience Society”, which meets only once a year. The requirement for membership: to relate a “strange and unbelievable” experience to other members.Read More »

  • Jing Wong – Yau ching yam shui baau AKA Love Me, Love My Money (2001)

    2001-2010ComedyHong KongJing WongRomance

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    Richard Ma (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) is a tight-fisted, mean and unpleasant character. He’s also a wealthy businessman who has become increasingly bitter and mistrustful due to what he believes are the gold digging women in his life. Following a series of events one weekend, Richard’s financial assets are temporarily frozen, his house is looted by his ex-girlfriend and he has no cash leaving him helpless and broke. It’s during this faithful weekend that he meets Ah Choi (Shu Qi), a struggling financial analyst who is trying to ward off the attentions of an unwanted suitor. By offering his help to Ah Choi in return for financial gain, a most surprising relationship develops between this unlikely pair.Read More »

  • Yeung-Wah Kam & Johnnie To & Hark Tsui – Seng fat dak ging AKA The Big Heat (1988)

    1981-1990ActionCrimeHark TsuiHong KongJohnnie ToYeung-Wah Kam

    Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the Hong Kong police department on hold to investigate his former partner’s mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of three other cops uncover is a plot far more sinister than they originally anticipated.Read More »

  • Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To – Aam fa AKA The Longest Nite (1997) (HD)

    1991-2000ActionCrimeHong KongJohnnie ToTat-Chi Yau

    A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.Read More »

  • Patrick Tam – Sha shou hu die meng AKA My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)

    1981-1990ActionHong KongPatrick TamRomance

    The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate – she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.Read More »

  • Patrick Tam – CID: Two Teddy Girls (1976)

    Drama1971-1980CrimeHong KongPatrick Tam

    C.I.D. was a 70s HK cop show supposedly based on real cases/incidents in Hong Kong.

    Episode info:
    Breaking the constraints of traditional television storytelling, Tam and Chan give a surprisingly in-depth exploration into the modern female psyche, exposing their fears and their desires. In their later attempts in CID: Two Teddy Girls, the pair uses a seemingly typical cat-and-mouse chase story between a cop (Mark Cheung Lui) and two criminal “teddy girls” (Ban Ban and Marysia Lam) to portray the lives of Hong Kong’s different social classes.Read More »

  • Ann Hui – Fung gip AKA The Secret (1979)

    1971-1980Ann HuiDramaHong KongMystery

    Quote:
    Penned by renowned screenwriter Joyce Chan, The Secret (1979) is the first feature film of director Ann Hui. Based on a homicide case in the 1970s, it utilizes a non-linear narrative structure to unpeel layer after layer of secrets and illusions. Its clever use of visual contrast not only underscores the clashes between traditional and modern cultures, but also mirrors the psychological tension of characters. The film explores the dark side of the human psyche and experiments with innovative styles, heralding the Hong Kong New Wave.Read More »

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