I took so many photos at the Hong Kong International Photo Festival's Off-Sets: Photographies of Hong Kong Cinema exhibition last week that I think it'd be a shame to share more of them. With that in mind, here are eight more of them, including portraits of film folks who I've been in the same room. (This being Hong Kong and Hong Kong film folks often being far more down to earth than their Hollywood equivalents, they can be spotted doing such as eating in the public sections of restaurants (rather than private rooms), walking the streets, taking public transportation and -- of course -- attending film screenings (regular as well as premieres) -- truly!)
More than by the way, I've also been in the same room as two of the 12 photographers whose works are featured in this wonderful exhibition I'm so glad that I did check out. And for the record: they are Jupiter Wong, and Christopher Doyle -- the latter of whom many film fans would consider a big name celebrity in his own right! :)
director Ann Hui On-wah -- photo by Lo Yuk-ying
before Hui's debut feature film, The Secret (1979), came out
focus is more on Michelle Yeoh (the star of Ann Hui's
Ah Kam -- The Stuntwoman) and co-star Jimmy Wong
City on Fire by Tim Yip
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung Man-yuk; photo
take on the set of In the Mood for Love by Christopher Doyle
brought back memories of the films they are associated with
-- in this case, Johnnie To's Election
taking a break while filming Duel to the Death) also emphasize
to me how Hong Kong' itself is a star of Hong Kong movies :)
-- and, if you're both, you'd have been in Elysium! :)
2 comments:
I think it would be so cool to go to a film festival.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Hi peppylady --
I hope you do so, and to a good film festival too, one of these days! :)
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