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Castle in the Sky

Top 5 films to watch in Hong Kong this week: July 9-15

The signature motif of flying made an early impression in this third feature by Hayao Miyazaki. As his first title for Studio Ghibli, the 1986 action-adventure film shows the filmmaker at his entertaining best.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

He may be far removed fromthe glorious days of (2001), but Jean-Pierre Jeunet shows his whimsical touch is still intact with this wacky yet poignant family film.

Under the Sun of Satan

Gerard Depardieu excels as a country priest struggling with temptations in Maurice Pialat's religious masterpiece, a controversial Palme d'Or winner at Cannes in 1987.

Minions

The squeaky henchmen of the films take centre stage in this funny spin-off, which follows them "through history" — and then from Antarctica to a "Villain-Con" held in Orlando.

Behind the Candelabra

It's as fitting a time to revisit this 2013 TV film as any: Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic is an instant classic of queer cinema.

 

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: TOP 5 FILMS OF THE WEEK
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