Clara Law
Clara Law (Law Chuck-Yu) (Macao, 1957) studied film at the National Film and Television School in England, after graduating from the Hong Kong University in English Literature. Returning to Hong Kong, she crafted a number of internationally acclaimed features, including Autumn Moon (winner of the Golden Leopard, Locarno), Temptation of a Monk (Venice competition). She moved to Australia in 1995 and continued to win many international awards, including Floating Life (Silver Leopard, Locarno), The Goddess of 1967, Letters to Ali and Like a Dream. Red Earth was selected for competition in Venice 2010. The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan was made in China in 2015. Drifting Petals, her latest feature, was four years in the making. Through the years, her films have been selected in many international film festivals, including New York, Venice, Toronto, Sundance, Locarno, Rotterdam, and Pusan.
Filmography
They Say the Moon is Fuller Here (1985), The Other Half and the Other Half (1988), The Reincarnation of the Golden Lotus (1989), Farewell China (1990), Qiuyue / Autumn Moon (1992), Temptation of a Monk (1993), Wonton Soup (episode of Erotique, 1994), Floating Life (1996), The Goddess of 1967 (2000), Letters To Ali (2004), Like A Dream (2009), Red Earth (2010), The Unbearable Lightness Of Inspector Fan (2015), Drifting Petals (2021)
Clara Law at IFFR
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Temptation of a monk
Artistic action film set in the Tang dynasty about an imerial general. With Joan Chen. By the maker of AUTUMN MOON.
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Films from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
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The Goddess of 1967
Quest by a lonely Japanese man for a Citroen DS from 1967 turns into a journey across the Australian outback. The beauty of landscape as a subtle comm
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main programme features
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Floating Life
Subtle, intelligent chronicle of a Chinese family spread over three continents.
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main programme
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Drifting Petals
In this poetic essay, Clara Law paints a personal portrait of a filmmaker wandering through Hong Kong and Macau.
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Big Screen Competition
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