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Elegies (2023)

Elegies (2023)

Documentary
Release Date: 2023, November 23
Directors: Ann Hui
Countries: Hong Kong
Production: Class Limited, Pica Pica Media Limited
Cast: Huang Canran, Liu Waitong, Deng Ah-Lam, Huang Yun-ru, Ma York, Wai-Yuen

Overview:

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. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Canran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment.