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Hong Kong New Wave: A Debate
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Jumping Ash (1976) by Leong Po-chih
The realism in the presentation of both the criminal world and the way police worked at the time is also evident, with Leong highlighting the fact that a number of poor people were actually caught between the two. The punishment Callan's girlfriend receives in the hands of two men (despite the fact that one of them gets his share also) and the fate of the blind man, are the most indicatory of that comment. Furthermore, the combination of corruption (even Callan's mother gets a washing machine from a drug dealer at some point) and intense bureaucracy is presented as an obstacle (in Callan's effort) to dispense justice, which was frequently rather hard to overcome. This last aspect is what,...
Hong Kong New Wave: A Debate
You can check the full reviews by clicking on the titles
Jumping Ash (1976) by Leong Po-chih
The realism in the presentation of both the criminal world and the way police worked at the time is also evident, with Leong highlighting the fact that a number of poor people were actually caught between the two. The punishment Callan's girlfriend receives in the hands of two men (despite the fact that one of them gets his share also) and the fate of the blind man, are the most indicatory of that comment. Furthermore, the combination of corruption (even Callan's mother gets a washing machine from a drug dealer at some point) and intense bureaucracy is presented as an obstacle (in Callan's effort) to dispense justice, which was frequently rather hard to overcome. This last aspect is what,...
- 7/14/2023
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
2022 was a great year for Asian short films (and mid-length for that matter) with a number of creators choosing the medium in order to both deal with the financial difficulties the pandemic caused and to have a medium that allows more creative freedom, with the two actually being directly connected. As such, we decided to have a list on short films for the first time on Asian Movie Pulse, in order to highlight this rather neglected (by audiences at least) part of the industry, but also to showcase that brilliance knows no duration.
Without further ado, here are the best Asian short films of 2022, in random order. Some films may have premiered in 2021, but since they mostly circulated in 2022, we decided to include them.
1. The Flight of Banog
The first thing to note about “The Flight of Banog” is just how kinetic the short film is. From the moment Amang...
Without further ado, here are the best Asian short films of 2022, in random order. Some films may have premiered in 2021, but since they mostly circulated in 2022, we decided to include them.
1. The Flight of Banog
The first thing to note about “The Flight of Banog” is just how kinetic the short film is. From the moment Amang...
- 1/13/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Panos Kotzathanasis, Grace Han, Tom Wilmot and Adriana Rosati talk about the Korean box office sensation “The Roundup” by Lee Sang-yong. Can a film about a brutal cop survive in the political correctness era we live in? Can violence be fun? How does Ma Dong-seok manages to be so captivating on screen? How did shooting in Vietnam Benefitted Lee Sang-yong?...
- 6/22/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
by Tom Wilmot
Sandwiched between the acclaimed masterpieces “Late Spring” and “Tokyo Story”, “Early Summer” is the middle entry in Yasujiro Ozu’s unofficial Noriko trilogy. Released in 1951, the film marked the second collaboration between the Japanese director and actress Setsuko Hara, who would go on to work with the filmmaker four more times. A cheerful addition to Ozu’s post-war filmography, the film is nevertheless tinged with the melancholy that one would come to expect from the master director.
Noriko Mamiya (Setsuko Hara) lives with her parents, brother, sister-in-law and troublesome nephews in her family’s Tokyo home. We follow each family member as they go about their daily lives, working, parenting, and socialising. Noriko cares for her parents and meets with friends, who mostly squabble amongst themselves over matters regarding marriage. While indifferent to the idea at first, Noriko soon finds herself staring down an arranged engagement,...
Sandwiched between the acclaimed masterpieces “Late Spring” and “Tokyo Story”, “Early Summer” is the middle entry in Yasujiro Ozu’s unofficial Noriko trilogy. Released in 1951, the film marked the second collaboration between the Japanese director and actress Setsuko Hara, who would go on to work with the filmmaker four more times. A cheerful addition to Ozu’s post-war filmography, the film is nevertheless tinged with the melancholy that one would come to expect from the master director.
Noriko Mamiya (Setsuko Hara) lives with her parents, brother, sister-in-law and troublesome nephews in her family’s Tokyo home. We follow each family member as they go about their daily lives, working, parenting, and socialising. Noriko cares for her parents and meets with friends, who mostly squabble amongst themselves over matters regarding marriage. While indifferent to the idea at first, Noriko soon finds herself staring down an arranged engagement,...
- 12/30/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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