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Top five films to watch in Hong Kong this week (April 26-May 2), from Avengers: Infinity War to Cinema Paradiso

Marvel’s mega-blockbuster, one of Italian cinema’s most beloved films, a documentary on the fashion business, Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animation about dogs, and a Ryuichi Sakamoto biopic make up the week’s top picks

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Cinema Paradiso.
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Click on the film titles to read SCMP.com reviews.

1. Avengers: Infinity War

Every comics fan’s wildest dream has come true with Marvel’s mega-blockbuster, which caps a decade of superhero world-building with a hugely entertaining spectacle of laughs, surprises and heartbreak. This third Avengers film – and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – may well be its best outing yet. (Now showing)

2. Cinema Paradiso

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One of Italian cinema’s most beloved films receives a welcome re-release with this restored print. An ode to youth and the communal experience of movie-watching, Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1988 classic sees a Sicilian filmmaker revisit his memories of an old friend and mentor, who worked as a cinema projectionist. (Opens on April 28)

3. Dries

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