Organised by this Centre and supported by The Office of the Arts Administrator, the I·CARE Theatre will arrange screenings of three movies in this semester. Details are set out below:
Elegies
Screening
22 January 2024｜7:00 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
102 min｜Category I｜In Cantonese and Mandarin, with subtitles in Chinese and English｜
Director: Ann Hui
Post-screening Discussion
22 January 2024｜8:45 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
Guest: Ann Hui, Liu Wai-tong
Host: Dr. Derrick Au
Language: Cantonese
Synopsis
From Boat People (1982) to Our Time Will Come (2017), from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city.
Pai Niang Niang: The Last Osmanthus Blossom
Screening
21 February 2024｜7:00 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
65 min｜Category I｜Multiple Languages, with subtitles in Chinese and English｜
Director: Isabel Wong
Post-screening Discussion
21 February 2024｜8:15 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
Guest: Isabel Wong, Man Lim-chung, Gordon Lee
Host: Prof. Donna Chu
Language: Cantonese
Synopsis
Rebecca Pan is not only an icon of the Hong Kong music world but also one of the city’s earliest boundary-pushing cultural pioneers. She produced the first ever Chinese-language musical Pai Niang Niang (1972), which used the Broadway musical model to adapt the famous Chinese myth Legend of the White Snake. The restored surviving footage is presented in this documentary.
The Great Passage
Screening
16 April 2024｜7:00 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
133 min｜Category I｜In Japanese, with subtitles in Chinese｜
Director: Yuya Ishii
Post-screening Discussion
16 April 2024｜9:15 pm｜Sir Run Run Shaw Hall｜
Host: Prof. Chow Po-chung
Language: Cantonese
Synopsis
An eccentric young man is recruited into a team compiling a new dictionary, The Great Passage, only to face numerous challenges. Words connect people. Can the dictionary be published?
This film won Picture of the Year, Director of the Year, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Screenplay of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize.
Registration:
CUHK Students and Staff: Please click here
CUHK Alumni: Please click here
Remarks:
The above activities will be opened to CUHK members (students, staff and alumni) only and are free-of-charge.
Admission for registered participants will start 30 minutes before the screening. Please reserve ample time for registration at the University entrance (if necessary).
Free seating is made on a first-come-first-served basis.
Walk-in participants will be admitted five minutes before the screening.
Any form of photo taking and video recording are prohibited.
Enquiry
I·CARE Centre for Whole-person Development
Student Experience and Development Section
Office of Student Affairs
Tel: 3943 8621
Email: icare@cuhk.edu.hk
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