Patrick Tam
Patrick TAM (1948, Hong Kong) is one of the directors from the Hong Kong New Wave, a flourishing period for the Hong Kong film industry during the eighties. Like many other figures from the movement, Tam began his career at Television Broadcast Limited, where he could experiment freely with TV dramas. Tam often questions dominant social norms and is interested in how Hongkongers experience the clash of Communist and Western cultures. Patrick Tam is considered the mentor of Wong Kar-wai and edited two of his films, one of which won him an award at Golden Horse Film Festival.
Filmography
Ming jian/The Sword (1980), Ai sha/Love Massacre (1981), Lie huo qing chun/Nomad (1982), Xue er/Cherie (1984), Zui hou sheng li/Final Victory (1987), Xue zai shao/Burning Snow (1988), Sha shou hu die meng/My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989), Fu zi/After This Our Exile (2006), Baat Bou Bun/Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020, omnibus film)
More info: Wikipedia, Patrick Tam
Patrick Tam op IFFR
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Election
Johnnie To | 101' | Hong Kong | None
The whole of criminal Hong Kong turned upside down because of a stick with a dragon’s head. Choosing a new gang leader at one of… -
After This Our Exile
Patrick Tam | 150' | Hong Kong | None
Very atmospheric film. In a beautifully designed Asian past, a boy watches as his parents make a mess of their lives. -
A Witness Out of the Blue
Fung Chih-chiang | 104' | Hong Kong | European premiere
An incompetent detective needs some help in a murder case from the sole witness: a parrot. Amusing police thriller from Hong Kong. -
Ashes of Time
Wong Kar-wai | 97' | Hong Kong | -
To pay homage to Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), the festival is screening Wong Kar-wai’s melancholy martial arts classic, in which the inn keeper Cheung m -
Ashes of Time Redux
Wong Kar-wai | 93' | Hong Kong | None
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… -
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
113' | China | None
Seven prominent filmmakers from Hong Kong join forces for a loving, nostalgic homage to their city.