synopsis
Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, and daydreams of setting up their own business – which Chen does not want to do. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realises that if he and Lily get their own enterprise this could be their only means of escape.

about the film
— From the director of “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, “Donnie Brasco”, “Traffic” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”.
— Adapted for the screen by Ian McEwan.
— Featuring Jim Carter (Carson, from “Downton Abbey”) and Sylvia Chang (from “Eat Drink Man Woman” and “The Red Violin”).

Soursweet.1988.DVDrip.24fps.x264.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 50 min 29s
Size: 	1.64 GiB
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Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	714x576 ~> 768x576
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Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
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BPP: 	0.195
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#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/A90BE954B4CF554/Soursweet.1988.DVDrip.24fps.x264.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/C35C618C605441E/Soursweet.1988.DVDrip.24fps.x264.srt

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

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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.

The.Secret.1979.720p.BluRay.SUBBED.AAC2.0.x264-pirata00.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 29 min
Size: 	5.12 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1280x688 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	8 061 kb/s
BPP: 	0.381
Audio
#1:  	Chinese 2.0ch AAC LC @ 103 kb/s

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Language(s):Cantonese
Subtitles:Chinese and English (hardcoded)

The post Ann Hui – Fung gip AKA The Secret (1979) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.

The.Garden.of.Evening.Mists.2019.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-ADE.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 59mn
Size:	8.78 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	1920x804
Aspect ratio:	2.40:1
Frame rate:	24.000 fps
Bit rate:	8 939 kb/s
Audio
English 5.1ch DTS @ 1 510 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/B8B369BF49944E9/The.Garden.of.Evening.Mists.2019.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-ADE.mkv

Language(s): English, Cantonese, Japanese, Malay
Subtitles:English, Chinese

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Lawrence Lau provides another snapshot of social realism akin to his amateur acted affair Gangs. However with Sylvia Chang and debuting Rain Lau, Queen Of Temple Street is put into another division, providing up close but not overbearing views of the prostitution surroundings,.

Queen of Temple Street (Lawrence Ah Mon, 1990).mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 38mn
Size:	1.55 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Not met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	720x480
Aspect ratio:	3:2
Frame rate:	29.970 fps
Bit rate:	1 700 kb/s
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#1:	5.1ch AAC LC
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Language(s):Cantonese
Subtitles:English/Chinese (hard)

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King Hu while revered for a number of unique films in the 1960’s was outside the HK studio system by the 1970’s and only produced three films in that decade. In 1979 his made two “Mountain” films concurrently. This one being a ghost story in the tradition of Japanese ghosts films like Ugetsu or Black Cat from the Grove.

A traveling scholar, Mr. Ho, is assigned the task of translating a special sutra for a ceremony honoring deceased soldiers. Needing a place to concentrate while he works, he is sent to a fort to be hosted by a Mr. Tsui, the secretary to the general of the fort. Arriving at the fort Ho find the place abandoned except for Tsui who informs him that the general and most of the soldiers died in battle. Tsui, his crazy servant Chang, a bizarre old lady named Mrs. Wang, her beautiful daughter and a maid are apparently the only residents in the vicinity of the fort. Ho is invited to a dinner given by Mrs. Wang. He becomes strangely drunk while the daughter plays a drum and loses consciousness. Waking up he finds that two days have passed and he has married the daughter. And so the mystery begins.

An unique film in some ways, it frequently has a problem holding the atmosphere consistently. There are several interludes of beautiful scenery that interrupt the effective spookiness. Sometimes King Hu, who was also the editor, shows a remarkable mastery of the medium and other times is almost amateurish in his editing choices. His aesthetic is anchored in the 1960’s as ghostly doings are accompanied by clichéd sound effects. Overall the film is very effective as long as you can forgive the primitive special effects and the occasional sappy music.

Legend.of.the.Mountain.1979.576p.BDRip.AAC.x264.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	3 h 12 min
Size: 	5.10 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x436 
Aspect ratio:  	2.35:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 724 kb/s
BPP: 	0.348
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#1:  	Chinese 1.0ch AAC LC @ 72.0 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/6CAC313B90BA841/Legend.of.the.Mountain.1979.576p.BDRip.AAC.x264.mkv

Language(s):Mandarin
Subtitles:English

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The turbulent life of Chu Hsiao-Min and her growth from girl to woman.

Huang.se.gu.shi.AKA.The.Game.They.Called.Sex.1988.DVDrip.AAC2.0.x264-COMPB.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 34mn
Size:	680 MiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Not met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	640x480
Aspect ratio:	4:3
Frame rate:	Variable
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Audio
2.0ch AAC LC

https://nitro.download/view/A3F91E1C015BF0D/Huang.se.gu.shi.AKA.The.Game.They.Called.Sex.1988.DVDrip.AAC2.0.x264-COMPB.mkv

Language(s):Mandarin
Subtitles:English, Chinese

The post Various – Huang se gu shi AKA The Game They Called Sex (1988) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Silvia and Cora are very good friends for many years. Both of them are widows and each has a daughter living with them. On a brightly-shining Saturday afternoon, two old friends just stay at the balcony, chattering and reminiscing. With or with no intention, some hidden things on their minds, even the love affairs between Silvia and Cora’s husband, George, are being raised and touched. Thus, the two great friends seem to be walled up. However, they have to live and thing would past no matter how serious they are. The two bosom friends then enter the restaurant with smiling faces as if nothing has happened.

1.60GB | 1h 30m | 854×460 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/9C3A2E2C92B71A5/Zui.ai.AKA.Passion.1986.480p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language:Cantonese
Subtitles:English,Mandarin

The post Sylvia Chang – Zui ai AKA Passion (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.