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Christmas Rose Hong Kong Movie in a Chinese Christmas Christmas Rose: Hong Kong Movie in a Chinese Time? Alison Alison JI1; イConner* INTRODUCTION.................................................................................. I. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................. 1 11. 11. CHRISτMAS ROSE OR POISONOUS WEED つ..........................................3 A. A. Wh αtR α rppened in Court .一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一….一 .3 B. B. Where 悶is 的t. hi 臼s Courtroom? αndWh αω ti 臼s 的thαω， tP αω il 川lting? .一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一…….一….一 .5 C. C. 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INTRODUCTION In In mid-1980s Hong Kong ，1 saw a movie in one of the territory ヲs older older theaters ， long since gone ， with a very appreciative local crowd. That movie ， The Unwritten Lm 久 1 was the first modern Hong Kong-or Chinese-courtroom drama 1 had ever seen ， and it left a deep impression on me then. Set in the 1960s ， the film depicted an ea r1 ier but recognizable Hong Kong ， and it reflected a vision of justice ， both legal and personal ， that that strongly resonated with its Hong Kong audience. So when in 2014 1 found found Christm αs Rose 2 in a Shanghai DVD store ，it triggered a memory of The The Unwritten L a¥.jJ， which 1 had liked so much all those years ago. A 1t hough 1 had seen other Hong Kong legal dramas over the years ， both on television and in theaters ，Christm αs Rose promised an intriguing story as as well as higher production values than ea r1 ier movies ， and 1 looked forward forward to watching the latest example of Hong Kong courtroom drama. 本 Professor ofLaw ，the William S. Ri chardson School ofLaw ，University of Hawai 、 iat Manoa. Research for this article was conducted with the assistance of a grant from from the William S. Richardson School ofLaw ， which is gratefully acknowledged. I would would also like to thank Linda Johnson ラMi chael Jackson and Marco Wan for their comments comments and suggestions on this essay ラ and the APLPJ staff ラ particularly Brandon Singleton ラ for their assistance. 1 FA WAI QING (法外情) [THE UNWRITTEN LAW] (Seasonal Film Corporation 1985). 1985). 2 SHENGDAN MEIGUI (聖誕政魂) [CHRISTMAS ROSE] (Bone International Film Group Group 2013). 2 Asian-Pac 所c Lali ノ& Policy Journal Vo 1. 19:2 Like The Unwritten Law ，Christm αs Rose was filmed and produced in in Hong Kong (Tsui Hark was one ofthe producers) and it is ostensibly set in in the city. The movie was directed by the Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor actor Cha r1 ie Yeung in her directorial debut ，with a story she reportedly began writing in 2008 and which apparen t1 y underwent many changes. 3 Like many other contemporary movies made in Hong Kong ，Christm αS Rose features actors from Taiwan and China as well as Hong Kong ，most of them well-known to viewers in the wider Chinese wo r1 d. A 1t hough Christm αs Rose was not made in mainland China ， it was filmed with a China release in mind ，and the movie opened there in May 2013 ，on the same day as in Hong Kong ，Taiwan and Singapore. At least in Hong Kong ， Christm αs Rose was reasonably well received on its release ，perhaps owing to its well-connected players ，and it earned a few relatively favorable favorable (as well as some highly critical) reviews. 4 This essay will analyze the movie ヲs portrayal of trials and more broadly of justice: how does it depict the lawyers and the courtroom that serves as their stage つ How far removed is Christm αs Rose from The Unwritten Law-and is it really really Hong Ko 時 justice that we see in the film? 3 See Addy ラ Charlie ルung 並Direclorial Debut ， Sexual Sexual Harassment ， JAYNESTARS (Feb. 28 ラ 2013) ， http://www .j aynestars.co m! movies !c harlie-yeungs-directorial-debut-christmas-rose- explores-sexual-harassmentl. explores-sexual-harassmentl. The directOI ラ Yang Caini ラ is also known as Charlie Young. Credit Credit for the screenplay is given to Philip Lui Koon-Na m， Yiu Tin-Long ラ andLeung Wai ・On. For full cast and credits as well as a good analysis of the fil m， see also Derek Elley ラReview: Christmas Rose ρ013 人SINO ・ClNEMA(Dec. 14 ラ2016) ラhttp://sino ・ cinema.co m! 2016/12/14 !r eview-christmas-rose/ Ot her critics have given the movie a reasonably reasonably good review. See James Mudge ラ Christmas Rose ρ 013) Movie Review ラ BEYOND HOLLYWOOD.COM (Aug. 9ラ 2013) ラ http://www.beyondhollywood.co m! christmas-rose-20 13 ・movie-review/. The best analysis in in a review may be found in Kozo ラChristmas Rose ラLOVEI 五 FILM.COM (May ラ2013) ， http://www .1 ovehkiil m. co m! reviews _2 !c hristmas _ rose.html. 4 It s Douban.com score was only 6. 1/ 10 ラ based on more than 25 ラ800 users. See Shengdan Shengdan Meigui (聖 i延政魂)ラ DOUBAN.COM ラ https ・//movie.douban.co m! subjectl10600271/ (l ast visited Jan. 27 ラ 2018). Douban.com is a popular Chinese socialn 巳twork website devoted to reviews and discussion of film ラ books books and music. The box office for Christmas Rose was far behind Silent Witness (discussed (discussed inj 向) and the film ranked #103 out of 164 in box office returns for 2013 movies movies shown in China. China 長。 rly Box Ojjice: 2013 ラ Box OFFICE MoJO ラ http://www.boxo 血 cemojo.co m! intl !c hi na! yearly/ 可r= 20 13&sort=gross&orde r= DESC&p agenum=2&p=.htm (l ast visited Jan. 27 ラ 2018). Of course ラ many people in China watch movies movies online rather than in the theater 2018 Conner 3 11. 11. CHRISτ 乱1AS ROSE OR POISONOUS WEED? A. A. Wh αtHc 呼7pened in Court In In Christm αs Rose ，a former Hong Kong defense lawyer turned prosecutor prosecutor handles his first case for the Justice Department and takes it to tria 1. Hong Kong megastar Aaron K wok plays the prosecutor ，Tim ， in a rather rather low-key ， anxious style ， very different from his performances in popular popular action movies such as Cold War. 5 Ea r1 y in Christm αs Rose ，we learn learn that Tim ヲ s seriously ill father had also served as a prosecutor ， and in a flashback to his childhood ，Tim recalls how his father ヲs handling of a serious serious sexual assault case led to the suicide of the complainant when the defendant defendant went free. (“ Isn ヲt it your responsibility to protect me?" the distraught distraught victim had cried.) Haunted by the tragic consequences of his father ヲs actions ，Tim has resolved never to make such a mistake in his own career. career. Then ， in Tim ヲ s first case as a prosecutor ，Ji 時 (Taiwanese actor Gwei Lun-mei) ， an attractive young woman confined to a wheelchair ， accuses accuses prominent Dr. Zhou of committing indecent assault during a medical medical examination. 6 Moved by her story ，Tim is determined to succeed in in his prosecution of the doctor ，who is played by Chang Chen ，a charismatic charismatic Taiwanese actor usually noted for his heroic roles ，7 although for for most of this movie ， he looks sinister and guilty. Dr. Zhou is represented by Freddy (Chinese actor Xia Yu) ，a defense lawyer who has taken Tim ヲs place place at his old law firm ， one of the best in the city ， and who has never lost a case Tim is drawn to Jing ，ignoring signs that the complainant might not be be all that she seems ， as well as a warning from his own investigator to consider consider the case more carefully and not believe everything he hears. When the defendant doctor takes the stand ， he denies the accusation ， but the the victim is sympathetic ， and Dr. Zhou is convicted of the charges. After Tim's Tim's cross-examination of the defendant ， the investigator asks Tim if he 5 A 2012 movie directed by Sunny Luk and Longman Leung ラ also starring Tony Leung Leung Ka -fai and Andy Lau. HAN ZHAN (寒戟) [COLD WAR] (Edko Films et a l. 2012). Chapter 6 Chapter 200 ラSection 122 ラof the Crimes Ordinance ラgoverning "indecent assault assault (附 zxze qz 仰威脅侵犯)ラ刊 lS correct 竹cited in Christmas Rose.
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