ASIAN SHOWCASE: NEW CHINESE CINEMA PRESENTED BY HAWAII NATIONAL BANK
NOMINATED FEATURE DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
THE SUN ALSO RISES
TAI YANG ZHAO CHANG SHENG QI RETURN ENGAGEMENT SATURDAY, OCT. 22 | 2:30 PM | REGAL DOLE
CHINA 2007 | MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 116M DIRECTOR: Jiang Wen SCREENWRITER: Jiang Wen, Shixing Guo, Ping Shu, Mi Ye PRODUCERS: Jiang Wen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ping Bin Lee, Tao Yang, Fei Zhao CAST: Jaycee Chan, Joan Chen, Jiang Wen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Making use of an elliptical narrative with four overlapping threads, THE SUN ALSO RISES opens in 1976 with the topsy-turvy lives of a harried young brigade leader (Jaycee Chan) and his seemingly crazed mother (Zhou Yun) in a quiet village in eastern China. In another part of China, university professor Liang (Anthony Wong) attracts the attentions of a seductive nurse (Joan Chen) and then a persistent mob when he gets accused of sexual harassment. He can only turn to friend Tang (Jiang Wen) for help. Seemingly unrelated lives begin to intersect in the past and present when Tang is sent to the young brigade leader’s village for reform labor.
Adapted from the novel VELVET by Ye Mi, this film is both puzzling and enchanting with an offbeat, often humorous tone and subtle, unconventional story that defies convenient cinematic labels. Boasting beautiful photography, superb production values, and a stirring score from Hisaishi Joe, THE SUN ALSO RISES brims with life and sound, creating a cinematic experience as rousing as the bugle Jiang totes around in the film. –
YesAsia.com
WIND BLAST
XI FENG LIE HAWAII PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 | 9:00 PM | REGAL DOLE
CHINA 2010 | MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 117M DIRECTOR: Qunshu Gao SCREENWRITER: Qunshu Gao PRODUCERS: Zhonglei Wang, Zheng Xin, Guan Yadi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jie Du CAST: Francis Ng, Jacky Wu, Yu Xia, Charlie Yeung, Duan Yihong
Chinese director Gao Qunshu continues his bid to be the country’s top genre film maker, following up his hit visceral spy drama THE MESSAGE (2009) with the action packed contemporary western WIND BLAST. A breathless thriller set in the harsh wilderness of the Gobi Desert, the film overflows with stylish shootouts, chase scenes and fist fights, featuring choreography by Hong Kong action director Nicky Li (LET THE BULLETS FLY, SHAOLIN).
Starring an impressive ensemble cast of Mainland and Hong Kong stars, the film gets right down to business, opening with former underground boxer turned hitman Zhang Ning (Xia Yu) and his pregnant girlfriend Sun Jing (Charlie Yeung) fleeing through the Gobi Desert, Detective Leopard (Duan Yihong) and his cohorts in hot pursuit. Also on Ning’s trail are two killers (Francis Ng and Yu Nan), sent by an irate client to silence him and retrieve a vital piece of evidence. Although Ning is soon captured by the cops, the tables are turned as the assassins attack their camp, setting in motion a series of intensifying battles and explosive duels. –James Mudge
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LET THE BULLETS FLY / A DISAPEARING VILLAGE
ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN / SACRIFICE
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