From Boat People (1982) to Our Time Will Come (2017), from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Canran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment.
Directed by Ann Hui
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Ann Hui
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Sahil
4.0★ · 11/22/23
deeply unpoetic and visually bland for something that does try to do poetry to the backdrop of impressionable footage. Turns into a full blowm lecture on idealism at one point i was appalled.
deeply unpoetic and visually bland for something that does try to do poetry to the backdrop of impressionable footage. Turns into a full blowm lecture on idealism at one point i was appalled.
