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Water Hands
‘Water hands’ is the literal Chinese word for ‘sailor’. The sailor himself remains off-screen in this film, just like the woman who is waiting for…Published on: -
A Simple Life
A very meticulously observed and, as a result, very moving phase in the very ordinary life of two very ordinary people – see the title.…Published on: -
The Ghost with Six Fingers: Part 1
A couple are hired to guard and deliver an empty box, but are sucked into a bitter dispute. Become drawn into a vivid imaginary world,…Published on: -
The High Life
This first fiction film by a prize-winning documentary maker is a very sharp and realistic, but also dreamy and surreal urban portrait from today’s ChPublished on: -
Moamba Chinesa
He missed his flight twice, but still made it to the port of Guangzhou (Canton). Or chocolate city as the Chinese call it, because of…Published on: -
Yip Man
Jet Li’s defection to Hollywood endangered Hong Kong kung fu cinema. A team of Yip, Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen brought the genre back to…Published on: -
The Tiger Factory
The maker was too honest in an interview: he made the film really quickly. Too quickly, said the critics. An easy target. But the film…Published on: -
Fong Sai Yuk
Jet Li may be better known for his role in Once Upon a Time in China, but this humorous interpretation of the Shao Lin legend…Published on: -
Ashes of Time Redux
For Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-wai swapped the conventions of the wuxia genre for his beloved theme of love and loss. The film can also…Published on: -
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Inspired by Star Wars, Tsui Hark was determined to develop a brand of special effects with Chinese imagery. In a great leap forward, he trained…Published on: