YI YI, Edward Yang (2000) Jian Family’s apartment area, Da’an, Taipei, Taiwan Released in 2000, Yi Yi tells the tale of a middle-class Taiwanese family and their almost relatable and mundane emotional struggles with daily life. Although not the grandest or most memorable location in the film on the surface (compared to the Grand Hotel or McDonald’s) in fact a signifcant amount of time is spent in or around the area of the Jian Family’s apartment area located along Xinhai Road and parallel to the Jianguo Expressway. Yang masterfully crafts a film centered on the Jian family’s daily life but

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STILL HUMAN, DIR. CHAN SIU KUEN (2018)            OI MAN ESTATE, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong The film ‘Still Human’1 tells a story about how the two protagonists overcoming their plights in Oi Man Estate. Leung Cheong-wing was once a construction worker, but he is paralyzed because of an accident. Due to his disability, his family fragmented. He blames himself and feels hopeless about his future. Evelyn applies to be Cheong-wing’s domestic worker because she wants to escape from the troubles in finance and marriage. It is touching that with the support from one another, Evelyn becomes a

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Chungking Express, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong  Wong Kar Wai (1994） “Every day we would get lots of chances to walk past many people, even though we may have no chance to talk or get to know them, but they might be your friends at the end.” said “police 223” in Chungking Express (acted by Gam Sing Mou) In the movie, two separate and similar love stories are linked by the same place——— the Chungking Mansion. The two stories were “police 223” and “police 663” have broken up with their girlfriends and fell in love with a female killer and

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ELECTION 2, Johnnie To (2006)           Funeral service street, Hong Hum, Hong Kong The section chief orders Jimmy to become Wo Shing’s chairman permanently, establishing the society as a family enterprise. Jimmy buries the Dragon Head baton with the ex-chairman. ELECTION 2, Johnnie To (2006)     Election 2 is a crime film directed by Johnnie To in 2006. As a sequel to Election, the story continues with the event of Lok (the main character) becoming the chairperson of a triad. The film begins with the new election of the triad chairperson where Lok wants to keep his title. While

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