Hong Kong - Shanghaï & "Rouge" by Stanley Kwan

This evening is part of an exceptional retrospective of Hong Kong cinema - "the Hollywood of the East" - at Forum des Images - an iconic place for movie fans in Paris.

* In the first part of the evening, we'll attend a conference (in French) by Anne Kerlan - a French researcher at CNRS, historian of China and Chinese cinema - about the fascinating history of Hong Kong cinema, from its very first days until Protected content .

We'll discover how the two mythical cities Shanghai and Hong Kong had shared the adventure of cinema. Their complex interconnections, their back-and-forth and fruitful dialogue amid Japanese occupation, civil war, poverty leading to mass displacements of millions of people during Protected content ... will be explored, with excerpts from both rare and popular films.

* In the second part, there's a screening of "Rouge" (in original version with French subtitles Protected content classic movie by Stanley Kwan - one of the major figures of Hong Kong cinema.

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* Check out here for more great films and events of the "Portrait of Hong Kong" festival at Forum des Images.
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For only €28, you can watch the whole series of Protected content Hong Kong films, from April 3rd until July 7th.

A great festival not to be missed if you want to discover gems of Asian cinema and the real talented Asian people.