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- From: upham@cs.ubc.ca (Derek Upham)
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- Subject: HK: "An Autumn's Tale", "Days of Being Wild" (was Re: Woo's "The Killer" out on US video)
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 23:52:33 -0800
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- Daniel Read <dr3u+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
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- ["An Autumn's Tale"]
- >This is about a Chinese immigrant in New York (Chow) and his rather
- >tentative relationship with his cousin (Sylvia Chang) who is
- >attending college in the U.S. Low key and charming.
-
- Actually, Chang has just flown in for college, and Chow (who has been
- living in New York for a while) helps her get settled. Chow has a solid
- co-starring role. I just wish I had seen a better copy of the film.
-
- >DAYS OF BEING WILD is one of my favourite HK films. Although there is a
- >small amount of violence, its focus is on a young man (Leslie Cheung)
- >who is unable to develop meaningful relationships because he was
- >abandoned by his mother when he was a child.
-
- In addition to Cheung and Andy Lau, "Days of Being Wild" stars Maggie
- Cheung, Carina Lau, and Jacky Cheung---it's very much an ensenble
- cast. The film has an incredible atmosphere. I'm going to have to
- see it again, to have another look at Andy Lau's performance; I didn't
- know enough to keep an eye on him when I saw the film in the theatre.
-
- >The writer/director (Wong Ka Fai) made another film called (I
- >believe) AS TEARS GO BY and, according to Variety, wrote SAVIOUR OF
- >THE SOUL.
-
- The Vancouver I.F.F. guide lists him as Wong Kar Fai for the latter.
- I have a short review for "Saviour of the Soul" tucked away someplace.
- Now if I can just find it...
-
- Derek
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- upham@cs.ubc.ca Computer Science Department
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