IFFAM 2943 – East & West Masterpieces on the Big Screen
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SUPPLEMENT THU 07.12.2017 SHOWING INSIDE Crossfire Special Presentation Flying Daggers FAQs II Int’l Film Festival EAST & WEST MASTERPIECES ON THE BIG SCREEN he Crossfire feature of the IFFAM, described by organizers as a “retrospective” element of the festival, will showcase six master films selected by renowned filmmakers. From the black and white motion pictures of the 1940s to Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece “2001: Space Odyssey” of the 60s and the psychological thriller “Silence of the Lambs”, the genre films hail from THollywood and Asia, the latter represented with seminal works from Kurosawa, Johnnie To and Derek Yee. International Film Festival & Awards Macao CROSSFIRE: A RETROSPECTIVE OF CINEMA FROM KUBRICK TO KUROSAWA The Crossfire feature of the IFFAM will showcase six master films selected by renowned filmmakers. The pictures will be shown on the big screen at The Cinematheque Passion, from December 8 to 12 ONE NITE IN MONGKOK Mongkok, Hong Kong: a densely populated hot- KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS MAD DETECTIVE bed of criminal activity. Mainland Chinese farm Hotshot Inspector Ho seeks out his former boss Bun boy Lai Fu is a hired killer who enters the neon-lit English actors Dennis Price and Sir Alec Guinness underbelly of this infamous district. When he res- star in this 1949 black comedy. Price plays the for help in cracking a serial murder case. Bun, a gifted criminal profiler, went mad years ago and now lives cues a call girl from gangsters, the two must go lead role of Louis d’Ascoyne Mazzini, ninth in line on the run from policemen and triads alike. to succeed a British dukedom. He systematically in seclusion with his wife. As the film goes on, Bun’s unorthodox approach sows doubt in Ho’s mind. eliminates the eight members of the d’Ascoyne Derek Yee acted in more than 40 Shaw Brothers family - all played by Guinness - separating him The Mad Detective is played by television actor Lau films before becoming a director in the mid-1980s. from the title. Imprisoned for another crime he did Beside One Nite in Mongkok (2004), Yee has made not commit, he starts writing his own memoirs. Ching-Wan, who has appeared in over 100 movies since his silver screen debut in 1986. The film is pro- crime films such as Full Throttle (1995), Protege duced and directed by Johnnie To - a film festival vet- (2007) and Shinjuku Incident (2009), as well as English director Robert Hamer worked on war several comedies and action movie Sword Master documentaries during World War II, after which eran known for crime movies such as Election (2005), Exiled (2006) and Vengeance (2009) - and Wai Ka-Fai. (2016). Protagonist Lai Fu is played by Daniel Wu, he helmed several movies until his death in 1963. a Hong Kong actor, director and producer; call girl Acclaimed actor Guinness was a former star of The duo formed independent film company Milkyway Image in 1996 and worked together on Mad Detec- Dandan is played by Cecilia Cheung, an award- Shakespearean theatre before moving to block- winning actress and Cantopop singer. busters (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, tive. Wai’s credits include The Shopaholics (2006) and Star Wars and Bridge on the River Kwai) after the Written By (2009). Hong Kong SAR | 2004 | 110’ | Bluray Disk | Colour | Cantonese | Group: C war. Price was also known for the 1960s televi- Hong Kong Sar | 2007 | 89’ | Bluray Disk | Colour | Cantonese | sion adaptations of PG Wodehouse’s stories. Group: D UK | 1949 | 106’ | DCP | Black and White | English | Group: B Director Tung-Shing Yee Director Robert Hamer Producer Kenny Chan Producers Michael Balcon Cast Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung, Cast Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Director Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai Alex Fong, Kar Lok Chin, Suet Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood Producers Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai Lam Scriptwriters Robert Hamer Cast Lau Ching Wan, Andy On, Lam Scriptwriters Tung-Shing Yee Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe Ka Tung, Kelly Lin Cinematographer Kwok-Man Keung Editor Peter Tanner Scriptwriters Wai Ka Fai, Au Kin Yee Editor Ka-Fai Cheung Production Designer William Kellner Editor Tina Baz Music Peter Kam Sound Norman King Production Design Raymond Chan Production Film Unlimited Production Co Music Ernest Irving Music Xavier Jamaux Ltd, Universe Entertainment Ltd Sound Design Stephen Dalny Production Milkyway Image (Hong Kong) Distributor Beijing iQIYI Science & Production Ealing Studios Limited Technology Co.,Ltd Distributor Stutiocanal World Sales: China Star HK Distribution World Sales Beijing iQIYI Science & World Sales Tamasa Distribution Limited Technology Co.,Ltd SHOWTIME SHOWTIME SHOWTIME Dec 12 (Tue) 10:05pm Cinematheque Passion Dec 8 (Fri) 7:00pm Cinematheque Passion Dec 10 (Sun) 9:15pm Cinematheque Passion II thu 07.12.2017 CROSSFIRE: A RETROSPECTIVE OF CINEMA FROM KUBRICK TO KUROSAWA 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY RASHOMON THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Stage actor Keir Dullea, together with the voice talents of Douglas Rain, stars in this 1968 ad- A summertime meeting between a samurai, his wife This award-winning psychological thriller stars Jodie aptation of a short story by sci-fi author Arthur and a thief goes sour when passion and violence lead Foster as FBI trainee Clarice Starling and legendary C. Clarke. When Dr Dave Bowman - played by to tragedy. At the subsequent trial, the incident is re- Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins as incarcerated can- Dullea - and four other scientists go on a mis- counted from four radically different points of view – nibal Dr Hannibal Lecter. Starling is sent to interview sion to Jupiter, their ship’s computer HAL 9000 the three protagonists and a woodcutter who claims Lecter, also a former psychiatrist and murderer, to gain begins to display disturbing behavior and sends to have discovered the crime. insight into the manhunt for serial killer Buffalo Bill, who the astronauts on a mind-bending trek through abducts and skins the corpses of young women. As space and time. Rashomon marked Japan’s world cinema debut and Starling and Lecter race to catch Buffalo Bill, the can- won critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival and nibal uncovers troubling secrets about her past. One of the most influential figures in film history, Academy Awards. It is considered one of the great- American director Stanley Kubrick started out est films ever made. Director Akira Kurosawa helmed American-born Demme entered mainstream cinema with independent films before his studio debut in 30-odd films - including Seven Samurai (1954), Yo- in the late 1970s and worked there - eventually mak- 1956. Before his passing in 1999, he made nu- jimbo (1961) and Kagemusha (1980) - that influenced ing The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Philadel- merous masterpieces including Spartacus (1960), generations of directors around the world before his phia (1993) - until his death in 2017. The Silence of the Lolita (1962), Dr Strangelove (1964), A Clockwork passing in 1998. Leading man Toshiro Mifune - also Lambs won Demme the Oscar for Best Director, while Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal considered one of Japan’s greatest actors - starred Hopkins and former child star Foster took home Best Jacket (1987) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). in almost 170 feature films, 16 of which he made with Actor and Actress, respectively. Kurosawa. United Kingdom and United States | 1968 | 149’ | DCP | Colour | US | 1991 | 118’ | DCP | Colour | English | Group: C English, Russian | Group: B Japan | 1950 | 88’ | DCP | Black and White | Japanese | Group: B Director Stanley Kubrick Director Jonathan Demme Producer Stanley Kubrick Producer Ron Bozman Cast Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Cast Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, William Sylvester, Leonard Director Akira Kurosawa Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Scott Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Producer Jingo Minoru Glenn, Brooke Smith Douglas Rain Cast Toshira Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Scriptwriter Ted Tally Scriptwriters Stanley Kubrick Masayuki Mori Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth Scriptwriters Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Editor Craig McKay Editor Ray Lovejoy Hashimoto Production Design Kristi Zea Production Design Ernest Archer Cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa Sound John Fundus Sound Winston Ryder Editor Shigeo Nishida Music Howard Shore Music Richard Strauss Production Design Takashi Matsuyama Sound Design Skip Lievsay Sound Design H.L. Bird Music Fumio Hayasaka Production Strong Heart/Demme Production, Production Stanley Kubrick Productions, Production Daiei Motion Orion Pictures MGM Studios Inc. Distributor Kadokawa Corporation Distributor Park Circus Limited Distributor Park Circus Limited World Sales Kadokawa Corporation World Sales MGM Studios Inc. World Sales MGM Studios Inc. SHOWTIME SHOWTIME SHOWTIME Dec 9 (Sat) 11:30pm Cinematheque Passion Dec 9 (Sat) 7:00pm Cinematheque Passion Dec 12 (Tue) 7:00pm Cinematheque Passion III International thu 07.12.2017 Film Festival & Awards Macao IFFAM FAQ IFFAM 2017: Q WHY DOES THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION FEATURE A CATEGORY FOR ‘FOOD’ THIS YEAR? A The category was created to celebrate Macau’s recent designation as a Special Presentation UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Japanese director Yojiro Takita’s “The Last Recipe”, which revolves around one man’s search for a legendary historical dish, is devoted to the art of cookery and the passion required to become a top chef. The Special Presentation category gy “Passing Rain”; Hong Kong dishes out French filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache collaborate on “C’est La Vie: screens a selection of films curated by detective thriller “Stained”. Culinary en- Le Sense De La Fete”, an ensemble comedy about a chaotic catering company Artistic Director Mike Goodridge and thusiasts will love “The Last Recipe” (Ja- staging a disastrous wedding in a 17th century chateau. Jury President Laurent Cantet. pan) and “C’est La Vie” (France, Canada, Belgium), which explore stories about WHAT IS THE LINE-UP FOR THIS YEAR’S CROSSFIRE SEGMENT? The Hollywood highlights are “The Sha- chefs and cooking. Q pe of Water”, a Cold War-era fairy-tale by A “Crossfire” encourages cultural exchange with six genre films specially selected Guillermo del Toro; “Suburbicon”, Geor- Cantet contributes “The Workshop” by international directors.