Hong Kong Cinema with Paul Fonoroff

October 17–27, 2024

Film collector and former television personality Paul Fonoroff returns to BAMPFA with a program that draws from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema from the 1980s and 1990s.

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  • Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye

  • Once Upon a Time in China II

  • Now You See Love, Now You Don't

  • The Sea Is Calling

  • Upcoming
    Films
  • Upcoming
    Events
  • Selected
    Objects
  • Past
    Films
  • Past
    Events

Past Films

  • The Sea Is Calling

    Yu Yang
    China, 1982
    Thursday, October 17 7:00 PM
    Introduced by Weihong Bao and Paul Fonoroff

    The first post-1949 Mainland production to shoot on location in Hong Kong, the seagoing drama connects pre– and post–Cultural Revolution China and is still remembered for introducing one of the era’s most popular songs.

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  • Once Upon a Time in China II

    Tsui Hark
    Hong Kong, 1992
    Saturday, October 19 7:00 PM
    Introduced by Paul Fonoroff

    Jet Li returns as the legendary Wong Fei-hung—and faces off against Donnie Yen—in Tsui Hark’s kinetic action masterpiece, the second film in “one of the most successful Chinese martial-arts franchises ever made” (Criterion).

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  • Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye

    Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    Hong Kong, 1991
    Sunday, October 20 7:00 PM
    Introduced by Andrew F. Jones and Paul Fonoroff

    Two best friends navigate Hong Kong misfortunes, American dreams, and a love triangle in this romantic tearjerker, partially filmed in San Francisco, starring Alan Tam, Eric Tsang, and Maggie Cheung. It is the debut of filmmaker Peter Ho-sun Chan.

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  • Now You See Love, Now You Don’t

    Alex Law, Mabel Cheung
    Hong Kong, 1992
    Friday, October 25 7:00 PM
    Introduced by Paul Fonoroff

    Hong Kong megastar/action hero Chow Yun-fat (The Killer) shows off his Cary Grant–like romantic charm (trust us, it’s there) while chasing down his smalltown-turned-big-city crush (Carol “Dodo” Cheng). A breezy, old-school screwball romance.

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  • Lawyer Lawyer

    Joe Ma
    Hong Kong, 1997
    Sunday, October 27 1:00 PM
    Introduced by Paul Fonoroff

    It’s Chinese street smarts versus British rule when a fast-talking lawyer takes on a British courtroom in this manic screwball comedy starring Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle). Costarring Chingmy Yau (Naked Killer) and Karen Mok.

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