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Clarence Tsui

Paul Fonoroff

New Releases
From Paris With Love (IIB) (English, French, German  and Putonghua) See review this page.
Gallants (IIB) (Cantonese) See review this page. 
About Her Brother (I) (Japanese)
Sayuri Yoshinaga shines in Yoji Yamada's  bittersweet drama about a middle-aged pharmacist's on-going struggle to care for her unruly younger brother (Tsurube Shofukutei).  Also stars Yu Aoi and Ryo Kase. CT  
Goemon (IIB) (Japanese)
Kazuaki Kiriya adapts the story of Japanese folk hero Goemon Ishikawa to film, with Yosuke Eguchi  playing the bandit who robs the rich and gives to the poor. Not reviewed.
The Green Zone (IIB) 
Paul Greengrass unleashes a powerful thriller about an American soldier's discovery of what his real mission in Iraq is. Stars Matt Damon.  CT
General Releases
A Nightmare on Elm Street (III) 
Producer Michael Bay revives the infamous 1980s horror franchise with Jackie Earle Haley  playing the disfigured, iron-clawed villain who stalks teens in their dreams. CT  
Agora (IIB) 
Alejandro Amenabar revisits the struggles of fourth-century astronomer Hypathia (Rachel Weisz).  CT  
Daybreakers (III)
Ethan Hawke stars as a scientist who's invented a human-blood substitute which can feed the vampires that rule the world in 2019 - much to the chagrin of both the undead and living. Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig. Not reviewed.
Dream Home (III) (Cantonese) 
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung's attempt at the slasher genre sees a young woman (Josie Ho Chiu-yee) resorting to extreme measures in her efforts to secure a new apartment for her family.  PF
Greenberg (IIB)
Noam Baumbach's latest comedy sees Ben Stiller play a middle-aged man trying to find meaning in his life while housesitting for his older brother. CT
I Love You Philip Morris (IIB) 
Jim Carrey stars as a doting family man who transforms into a flamboyant gay con-man after a near-fatal car crash. Also starring Ewan McGregor and Leslie Mann.  LKW
Ip Man 2 (IIB) (Cantonese and English) 
Donnie Yen Ji-dan reprises his role as the titular martial-arts master finding his feet in Hong Kong after fleeing from his native Foshan during the second world war. Wilson Yip Wai-shun directs.  CT
Le Refuge (French) (III)
A heavily-pregnant Isabelle Carre  plays a drug-addicted woman trying to give birth while grieving over the death of her boyfriend and struggling to kick her habit. Francois Ozon directs. CT 
Once A Gangster (IIB) (Cantonese) 
Ekin Cheng Yee-kin and Jordan Chan Siu-chun star as two ageing mobsters trying to go legit in this organised crime spoof. Felix Chong Man-keung directs. PF 
Nodame Cantabile The Movie II (I) (Japanese)
Picking up from the first instalment of this manga-turned-film, Juri Ueno's pianist and Hiroshi Tamaki's conductor reluctantly go their own ways as they pursue their careers. Hideki Takeuchi  directs. CT
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (IIA) 
Mike Newell's bombastic adventure blockbuster revolves around a young prince's efforts to protect a magical dagger from evil forces. Jake Gyllenhaal stars. LKW
Remember Me (IIB)
Robert Pattinson and Emile De Ravin star as ill-fated lovers feeling the full force of parental suppression in the form of the young man's disapproving father (Pierce Brosnan). Allen Coulter  directs. CT
Robin Hood (IIB) 
Ridley Scott's reworking of the Sherwood Forest legend stars Russell Crowe in the titular role and Cate Blanchett as his love, Marion. Ridley Scott directs. CT
Art House
Femmes, Femmes, Femmes - Imagination of Women in French Cinema
The Consulate-General of France and Broadway Cinematheque co-present a programme of 20 films featuring bold and beautiful French femmes, including the following five. A Le French May programme. Jun 3-23. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$60 HK Ticketing; Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; and Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Jules and Jim
Romantic drama about a love triangle involving two friends and an impulsive woman. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 3, 7pm, HK Convention & Exhibition Centre, Jun 9, 7.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
The Queen of Clubs 
Thriller about two siblings with a strong bond, one of whom secretly deals in stolen metal and sucks the other into his violent criminal world. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 3, 9.40pm, Palace IFC, Jun 4, 7.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque.  
Diary of a Chambermaid
Luis Bu?uel's crime drama about a woman (Jeanne Moreau)  working as a maid in a troubled provincial household who vows revenge after the only friend she's made after moving from Paris is found murdered. In French with English subtitles. Jun 5, 1.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Jun 13, 7.50pm,  Palace IFC.   
The Page Turner 
Denis Dercourt's music-filled thriller about a young woman who, years after failing a music conservatory's entrance exam because of a thoughtless act, has a chance for revenge. In French with English subtitles. Jun 5, 7.30pm, Palace IFC, Jun 16, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque. 
Queen Margot
Historical epic about the bloody 16th-century struggles between French Catholics and Protestants during the reign of the Catholic Queen Margot (Isabelle Adjani). In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 5, 9.15pm, Palace IFC, Jun 20, 4.15pm, Broadway Cinematheque.  
Morning Matinee
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of four Cantonese films from the 1950s-1970s, including the following one. Jun 4-Jul 16. HK Film Archive. 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
The Magic Cup (Part 1)
In the first part of Lung To's magical  diptych, a magic cup protects a young  girl (Petrina Fung Bo-bo)  from her scheming stepmother. In Cantonese. Jun 4, 11am, HK Film Archive.
The Bitter Tears of Ruan Lingyu
The HK Film Archive and China Film Archive co-present a programme of films starring and about the emblem of 1930s Shanghai and the Golden Age of prewar Chinese cinema, including the following three. Jun 5-Jul 4. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139   
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
The Chinese adaptation of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona  is a comedy dealing with friendship, loyalty and love. Silent with Chinese and English intertitles; live musical accompaniment by Ernesto Maurice Corpus. Jun 5, also Jun 13, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.
Peach Blossom Weeps Tears of Blood (aka The Peach Girl) 
Drama about a naive country girl who  endures  numerous hardships. Silent with Chinese and English intertitles; live musical accompaniment by Ernesto Maurice Corpus. Jun 5, also Jul 3, 5pm,  HK Film Archive. 
The Little Toys
Sun Yu's drama about a family living in a village that's  happy making a meagre living manufacturing toys until tragedy strikes. Silent with Chinese and English intertitles; live musical accompaniment by Wong Yan-kwai and friends. Jun 5, also Jun 20, 7.45pm, HK Film Archive.   
HK Japanese Film Showcase
Panasia Films, The Grand Cinema and GH Mong Kok present a programme of seven Japanese films, including the following one. Until Jun 6. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$65 thegrandcinema.com.hk; and GH Mong Kok, G/F Grand Century Place,  193 Prince Edward Rd West, Mong Kok, HK$65 www.goldenharvest.com. Inquiries: 2195 8170 (The Grand Cinema) or 2628 9864 (GH Mong Kok)
Pool 
Drama about five Japanese who grow close after spending a  week's holiday in Thailand gathered together around a  pool. Mika Omori directs. In Japanese and Thai with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 5, 4pm, GH Mong Kok. 
From Novel to Film: Critics' Choice
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of six film adaptations of novels chosen by members of the HK Film Critics Society, including the following one. Until Oct 23. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd,  Sai Wan Ho; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Last Year at Marienbad 
Drama about a man who meets a woman at a French country resort, and insists to her apparent disbelief that they met, and had an affair, the previous year. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 5, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum, Jun 19, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.
The Met: Live in HD
The Met in HK presents a programme of live transmissions of operas performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera, including the following one. Until  Jun 13. Wellcome Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts' Bethanie Campus, 139 Pok Fu Lam Rd, Pok Fu Lam, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2880 9555
Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas
Louis Langree conducts New York's Metropolitan Opera performing Thomas' version of Shakespeare's drama about a Danish prince who seeks revenge for the murder of his father. In French with English subtitles. Jun 5, 6.30pm, Jun 6, noon, also 6pm, Wellcome Theatre.



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