Ann Hui — Director (18)
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Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam (1978) IMDb TMDB
獅子山下：來客
director: Ann Hui
other title: 獅子山下：來客
Following Ah Man’s arrival in Hong Kong as a stowaway, the Vietnamese teenager seeks out his cousin for help to earn a living. Thereafter he becomes an apprentice with a compatriot Vietnamese painter. One day, Ah Man accidentally discovers his cousin’s disgraceful secret, while the painter faces deportation for his own illegal residency status. The Boy from Vietnam marked the debut of Ann Hui’s Vietnam Trilogy.
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The Romance of Book and Sword (1987) IMDb TMDB
書劍恩仇錄
director: Ann Hui actor: Da Shichang / Zhang Duofu …
other title: Die Romanze von Buch und Schwert / 書劍恩仇錄
The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
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Love in a Fallen City (1984) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
傾城之戀
director: Ann Hui actor: Cora Miao / Chow Yun-Fat …
other title: Eine Liebe in Hongkong / Love in A Fallen City …
Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A local match-maker, Mrs. Hsu, takes pity on Pai and decides to bring her to Hong Kong, under the guise of employing her as the Hsu's nanny, but in reality to introduce her to Fan. Pai and Fan seem to hit it off, but Fan's refusal to marry Pai soon sours things. However, as the Japanese begin to invade Hong Kong, the two begin to realize their true feelings for each other.
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Ordinary Heroes (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
千言萬語
director: Ann Hui actor: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang / Loletta Lee Lai-Chun …
other title: Qian yan wan yu
Ordinary Heroes narrates the life stories of an advocate, a prostitute, a social worker, and a priest during Hong Kong’s social movements of the 1970s and 1980s. The film is based on true events.
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Summer Snow (1995)
女人，四十
director: Ann Hui actor: Josephine Siao Fong-Fong / Roy Chiao …
other title: Neige d'été / 女人，四十 …
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
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The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
胡越的故事
director: Ann Hui actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Cora Miao …
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who travels with him. Wu and his new love end up in a refugee camp in Thailand, where they discover many of their countrymen are disappearing under mysterious circumstances. As Wu tries to learn the truth about what's happening, he discovers his life is in danger, and he must flee to the Philippines for safety.
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A Simple Life (2012)
桃姐
★ 8.2 (5 ratings) director: Ann Hui actor: Andy Lau / Deanie Yip Tak-Han …
other title: Tao Jie - Ein einfaches Leben / Une vie simple …
The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
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Song of the Exile (1990)
客途秋恨
director: Ann Hui actor: Maggie Cheung / Lu Hsiao-Fen …
other title: Le Chant de l'exil / Canción del exilio …
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
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Night and Fog (2009)
天水圍的夜與霧
director: Ann Hui actor: Simon Yam / Zhang Jingchu …
other title: Night And Fog / 天水圍的夜與霧
A troubled marriage fueled by the husband's jealousy, abuse, and financial struggles takes a dark turn as he becomes increasingly controlling, and subjects his wife to unbearable torment.
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July Rhapsody (2002)
男人四十
★ 6.8 (6 ratings) director: Ann Hui actor: Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau / Anita Mui …
Outwardly, Lam takes pride in his job teaching Chinese literature at an elite school and in his caring wife and two sons. But deep down, the forty-year-old wrestles with unfulfilled desires stoked by jealousy over his friends’ professional successes and the advances of a flirtatious student. The sudden return of his former mentor finally upsets this delicate balance, forcing Lam to unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life.
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Boat People (1982)
投奔怒海
★ 8.4 (7 ratings) director: Ann Hui actor: George Lam Tsz-Cheung / Season Ma …
other title: Passeport pour l'enfer / 投奔怒海
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.