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 for her films, 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 (2021), a bold and experimental feature film exploring the possibility of alternate cinema, won the Best Director Award in the Golden Horse International Film Festival. Her latest film RIPPLES IN THE MIST releases in 2025. Through the years, her films have been selected for many international film festivals, including New York, Venice, Toronto, Sundance, Locarno, Rotterdam and Busan.
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), RIPPLES IN THE MIST (2025)
Clara Law op IFFR
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Ripples in the Mist
Clara Law | 119' | Australia | European premiere
Stories of two Hong Kong women in exile coalesce into a poetic exploration of grief, memory and artistic expression. -
Drifting Petals
Clara Law | 110' | Australia | None
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET -
Temptation of a monk
Clara Law | 118' | Hong Kong | -
Artistic action film set in the Tang dynasty about an imerial general. With Joan Chen. By the maker of AUTUMN MOON. -
The Goddess of 1967
Clara Law | 118' | Australia | -
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… -
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Floating Life
Clara Law | 95' | Australia | -
Subtle, intelligent chronicle of a Chinese family spread over three continents. -
Drifting Petals
110' | Australia | -
In this poetic essay, Clara Law paints a personal portrait of a filmmaker wandering through Hong Kong and Macau.