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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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Others great female and male directors who have importantly contributed to the film industry at their time or at the present. |
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We met Gallants director Clement Cheng at the London Terracotta Far East Film Festival for a one-to-one interview. Cheng is a warm and chatty character, so we decided not only to present the interview transcript below, but also to share edited transcripts of his masterclass and Q&A in the British capital. |
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Thomas Podvin |
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1/6/2011 |
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Interview |
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10 page(s) in this article. |
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Clement Cheng Sze Kit |
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Chen Kuan Tai |
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Bruce Leung Siu Lung |
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Gallants |
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(Johnnie To photo © Laurent Koffel www.laurentkoffel.com) How did Johnnie To go from an almost unknown director in Western circles circa 2000 to one of the world’s most talked about international filmmakers today? This is the tale by Marie Jost of fanboys and cult cinema, film festivals and bitter debates waged by critics, and ultimately the embrace of Johnnie To by international film festival programmers and the academic community. Marie also analyzes how To talks about To in the Western media. As a complement, Thomas Podvin interviewed five persons living in Hong Kong, critics, academics and fanboys. They offer a Hong Kong perpective on Johnnie To and his work. A PDF version of the document is available to download on page 1. |
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Marie Jost |
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28/2/2011 |
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Analysis, Food for thought, Information |
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20 page(s) in this article. |
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Johnnie To Kei Fung |
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Wai Ka Fai |
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Milkyway Image (HK) Ltd. |
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One Hundred Years of Film |
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In March 2010, filmmakers Clara Law and Eddie Fong participated in a panel discussion at the University of Hong Kong. The filmmakers discussed the themes of Chinese Diaspora, existence and dream in their films Farewell China, Autumn Moon, Floating Life, Goddess of 1967 and their latest effort Like A Dream. A printer friendly version of the article is available page 1 (pdf format). |
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Author(s) : |
Gina Marchetti |
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26/8/2010 |
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Interview |
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7 page(s) in this article. |
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Eddie Fong Ling Ching |
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Clara Law Cheuk Yu |
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Autumn Moon |
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Farewell China |
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Floating Life |
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The Goddess Of 1967 |
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Like A Dream |
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Brit Film-maker from Chinese decent Cheung Chee Keong, or Chee Keong Cheung, discusses below his brand new film, the actioner Bodyguard: A New Beginning. Shot between HK and the UK, and a bridge between two countries and two cultures, Bodyguard is Cheung’s first step in the world of action drama, the HK style. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
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30/12/2008 |
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Interview |
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6 page(s) in this article. |
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Cheung Chee Keong |
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Carl Ng Ka Lung |
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Richard Ng Yiu Hon |
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Vincent Sze |
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning |
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For his directorial debut, Nicholas Chin has weaved a beautiful tale, set up in the highest part of Hong Kong Island, The Peak. Magazine Gap Road stands in a grey area where the high society and high-end prostitution collide. Below, Chin discusses in details how he got the indie film off the ground, from the initial idea, to hiring a great cast and crew and to his unique creative process. |
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Author(s) : |
Mounir Zekhnini, Thomas Podvin |
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7/12/2008 |
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Interview |
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4 page(s) in this article. |
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Nicholas Chin |
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Richard Ng Yiu Hon |
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Elvis Tsui Kam Kong |
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Magazine Gap Road |
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Hong Kong number one baddy directorial debut Coweb is an answer to thai action film extravaganza, and especially to the latest entry, Chocolate. Let’s hear what this new film has to offer. |
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Author(s) : |
Arnaud Lanuque |
Date : |
11/11/2008 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
Hung Yan Yan |
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Jiang Lu Xia |
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Coweb |
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Filmmaker Anthony Szeto’s (Dragon Blade, 2005) new directorial effort, Wushu, appears like a bridge between productions from HK and the Chinese mainland, between old-school and new school action films and between a feature film and a TV movie. Is it ambitious or just schizophrenic? |
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Author(s) : |
Arnaud Lanuque |
Date : |
8/11/2008 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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Antony Szeto Wing Wa |
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Wushu |
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Editor/director David Wu has gone West to make many films and TV series in America. His latest effort, Iron Road, with Sun Li (from Fearless) and Tony Leung Kar-fai, was a good excuse to go back to China. And a good excuse for us to catch up with the filmmaker responsible for the 1980s-1990s Hk action film hectic style. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
3/6/2008 |
Type(s) : |
Interview |
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3 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
David Wu Tai Wai |
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Iron Road |
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At the 2008 HKIFF, Arnaud Lanuque met with Besieged City director Lawrence Ah Mon (AKA Laurence Lau) and they discussed the joy to work with non-professional actors in Besieged City and with the Baseball team of HK in City without Baseball. Below is the transcript of the interview. |
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Author(s) : |
Arnaud Lanuque |
Date : |
28/4/2008 |
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Interview |
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3 page(s) in this article. |
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Lawrence Ah Mon |
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Scud |
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Besieged City |
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City Without Baseball |
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Blood Brothers is Alexi Tan’s directorial debut. The thirty-something director had the chance to be produced by two great talents from the Hong Kong cinema, John Woo and Terence Chang. We met Tan at the 10th Deauville Asia Festival on March 2008.
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Author(s) : |
Maxime Brun |
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18/3/2008 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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Alexi Tan |
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Blood Brothers |
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In our interview with the prolific Wong Jing, we discussed his influences, his business tricks, what he thinks of egoistic filmmakers and audience, his special brand of humour (called ‘mo lei tau’), and his favourite film genre. Page 9 is a guide for the man's extensive filmography. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
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10/12/2007 |
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Interview |
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9 page(s) in this article. |
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Wong Jing |
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Natalie Meng Yao |
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Wong Tin Lam |
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God Of Gamblers 2 |
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Mo Lai To |
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In the interview below, Patrick Tam talks about the production of his most recent film, After This Our Exile, his relationship with Wong Kar-wai, his involvement with the Hong Kong New Wave, his method of working with actors like Aaron Kwok, and his own approach to the intricacies of film aesthetics within Chinese-language cinema. |
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Author(s) : |
Gina Marchetti, David Vivier, Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
28/6/2007 |
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Interview |
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8 page(s) in this article. |
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Patrick Tam Kar Ming |
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Aaron Kwok Fu Sing |
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After This, Our Exile |
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So many things have been written on John Woo. Good or bad. So we needed to find out for ourselves what was really going on and what the ‘God of Action’ had to say about it. During the production of Red Cliff, we discussed with Woo his background and we came back for more later, after the film was released. The interview below is a collection of quotes we gathered over a period of two years. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
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7/4/2007 |
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Interview |
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2 page(s) in this article. |
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John Woo |
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Terence Chang Chia Tsun |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
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At the 2006 Cannes festival Bastian met with Johnnie To. The director was in town to present his double effort : Election. In this short interview To talks about his career and his latest works. |
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Author(s) : |
Bastian Meiresonne |
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15/5/2006 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
Johnnie To Kei Fung |
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Election 2 |
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The Election |
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One Hundred Years of Film |
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A Chinese Tall Story is the perfect family entertainment and a feel-good movie; it’s also the third installment of Jeff Lau’s “Journey to the West” series of adaptations. Meet Charlene Choi as a lizard imp and Nicholas Tse as a foul monk. Check out the new extravaganza from the Wong Kar-wai alter ego, the jovial and cunning Jeff Lau. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
6/1/2006 |
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Information, Analysis |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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Jeff Lau Chun Wai |
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A Chinese Tall Story |
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Emperor Motion Pictures |
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In July 2005, in the Paris International Encounters on Cinema, we had the pleasure to meet with the Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan. Here is the interview he gave us. |
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Author(s) : |
David Vivier, Van-Thuan LY |
Date : |
2/7/2005 |
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Interview |
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5 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
Stanley Kwan Kam Pang |
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Center Stage |
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Lan Yu |
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Rouge |
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During one of this sunny HK afternoon, we went to Kwun Tong to meet with one of the most gifted HK filmmakers, Derek Yee. We stole his time to discuss his Shaw Brothers years, One Night in Mongkok, Viva Erotica and the Chinese cinema. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin, Arnaud Lanuque |
Date : |
6/1/2005 |
Type(s) : |
Interview |
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7 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
Derek Yee Tung Sing |
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Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing |
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5
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Chin Kar Lok |
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One Nite In Mongkok |
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Viva Erotica |
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The 2004 BIFFF was a perfect opportunity to meet with the director of The Bride With White Hair and the next Jet Li's movies Fearless, Ronny Yu. Now exiled in the USA, Yu has directed Horror and fantastic movies. In a posh Hotel of the Belgium capital, Ronny Yu talks about his careers in the Western and Eastern Hollywoods and his peculiar way to direct movies and to keep learning new things on every shooting days. |
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Author(s) : |
David Vivier, Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
28/3/2004 |
Type(s) : |
Interview |
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3 page(s) in this article. |
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Ronny Yu Yan Tai |
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The Bride With White Hair |
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The Phantom Lover |
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Barbara Wong is a young female director who prooved to be gifted in only a few features. Her way to direct and her love for the characters she shot are consistent with the special place she wants to give in her movies to women and youth in the modern HK society. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
24/1/2004 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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This is a transcript of the press meeting with the Hong-Kong delegation hosted by Tim Youngs at the fourth edition of the Far East Film Festival of Udine in April 2002. The meeting was attended by directors Joe Ma and actress-singer Miriam Yeung. |
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Author(s) : |
Thomas Podvin |
Date : |
1/4/2002 |
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Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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Joe Ma Wai Ho |
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Miriam Yeung Chin Wah |
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In March 2000, we had the chance to meet Crystal Kwok at the second Far East Film Festival in Deauville, France. Her first movie as a director, The Mistress, was screened then. She kindly agreed to answer our questions about her debut, when she teamed up with Jet Li and Tsui Hark, when she was Maggie Cheung's double, and about her first feature The Mistress as a film director. |
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Author(s) : |
Laurent Henry, Grégory Auguste Dormeuil |
Date : |
1/3/2001 |
Type(s) : |
Interview |
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1 page(s) in this article. |
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People : |
Crystal Kwok Kam Yan |
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The Mistress |
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