Film Screenings
In the Face of Demolition
Dir: Lee Tit
Scrs: Lo Duen, Chan Wan
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Ying, Tsi Lo-lin
1953 / B&W / 35mm / Cantonese /
Eng Subtitles / 129min
The tenement film, its story of families and individuals sharing a partitioned space a powerful depiction of living conditions and human interactions, is one of the most cherished genres of post-war Hong Kong cinema. And among tenement films, In the Face of Demolition is one the most cherished – if not the monolithically singular. "One for all and all for one", motto of the character played by Union Film founding member Ng Cho-fan, has come to stand for the moral cry of an entire generation. A film that defines its time.
| 27/3 | (Sun) | 7:30pm | Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive |
| 30/4 | (Sat) | 7:00pm | Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive |
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