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[FIELDWORK] IN THE HEAT OF THE SUN, THE FORMER SITE OF DUAN QURUI’S GOVERNMENT

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IN THE HEAT OF THE SUN, DIR. JIANG WEN (1995)            The Former Site of Duan Qirui’s Government, Dong Cheng District, Beijing The Former Site of Duan Qirui’s Government from outside. In the Heat of the Sun, made by Jiang Wen, was released in 1995. The movie retells a man’s (Ma Xiaojun) childhood memories during the Cultural Revolution. He falls in love with a girl (Mi Lan) but is not brave enough to tell her his feelings. The director combines actual memories with the boy’s fantasy to challenge the spectators which part is real. By constantly

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[FIELDWORK] FALLEN ANGELS, Yue Man Square

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FALLEN ANGELS, DIR. WONG KAR WAI (1995)            Yue Man Square, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong Wong Chi Ming comes back to his living place in Yue Man Square. Scenes from the Jet Tone’s Fallen Angels 1995, directed by Wong Kar Wai. Fallen Angels (1995), the fifth film directed by Wong Kar Wai, is usually regarded as the supplement and extension of Chungking Express.1 It tells two separate stories about romance detachment. Yue Man Square was the centre space of the first story. A disillusioned hitman living here decides to quit the job, unaware of the obsession from

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[FIELDWORK] THE WAY WE DANCE, KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL CENTRE

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THE WAY WE DANCE, DIR. Wong Sau Ping (2013)            Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, Hong Kong   Directed by Adam Wong Sau Ping, The Way We Dance is a Hong Kong film about a group of young street-dancers, in which the main character Fleur pursues her dream with her dance crew with an ambition to defeat their archrivals, Rooftoppers. One of the iconic scenes was filmed in the Kwun Tong Industrial Center, where Rooftoppers were first introduced as a fierce dance crew through the carefully designed camera movements and lighting. The Kwun Tong Industrial Center is located

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[FIELDWORK] THE WAY WE ARE, TIN YIU ESTATE

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THE WAY WE ARE, DIR. ANN HUI (2008)            Tin Yiu Estate, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong The Way We Are (天水圍的日與夜), directed by Ann Hui, is released in 2008. The story takes places in Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai. By presenting the film as a documentary, Ann depicts the everyday lives of 貴姐’s family and their newly moved-in neighbour, 阿婆梁歡, who both lives in Tin Shui Wai in a down-to-earth and realistic way. The film does not have a climax or ending, but it shows typical family struggle and harshness of people’s  life at that

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[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS, CENTRAL-MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS, DIR. Wong Kar Wai (1994)          Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, Central and Western District, Hong Kong The ChungKing Express is the story of two policemen who were just jilted by their girlfriend bumped into two girls. In the first story, He Qiwu uses the expiration date of pineapples tin counting down his breakdown after one month. This heartbreaking situation marked an end when he bumped into a mysterious smuggler in the blonde wing. While in the second story, Cop 663 was dumped by a flight attendant and meets a waitress, named Faye in a restaurant. Falling in

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[FIELDWORK] THE WAY WE ARE, Tin Shui Wai

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The Way We Are, DIR. Ann Hui On-Wah (2008) Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong The Way We Are, directed by Ann Hui in 2008, serenely portrays “normal” residents’ mundane but unique lives in Tin Shui Wai (TSW), a northwestern New Territories town in Hong Kong. It is known as the “City of Sadness,” described by the words: poverty and violence. However, the film presents another side of TSW—a friendly neighborhood. The main characters are residents: Guai, his son Ka-On, and new-comer Leung, an old woman without relatives. After daily interactions, their relationship becomes closer. TSW’s transportation and

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[FIELDWORK] RAISE THE RED LANTERN, QIAO FAMILY COURTYARD

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Raise The Red Lantern tells a story of an educated 19-year-old woman Songlian married to the rich Chen family as the fourth concubine, faced a series of entanglements with other people in the family and finally went mad under the feudalistic family traditions. According to the rules of Chen family, the house which the master decides to sleep at night would be decorated with big red lanterns and the concubine of the house would enjoy the most prestige. The film is based on a novel called Wives and Concubines by Su Tong and the director of the film is Zhang

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[FIELDWORK] THE LAST EMPEROR, THE FORBIDDEN CITY

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THE LAST EMPEROR, Bernardo Bertolucci (1987)            The Forbidden City, Beijing Puyi sits in the Hall of Harmony, the main building of the Forbidden City, surrounded by his courtiers.    Columbia Pictures released The Last Emperor in November 1987. The film retells the life of Puyi, who is the last emperor of China.1 It tells the life of Puyi. Appointed as the emperor of China at the age of three, puyi had his childhood as the last emperor of China. When the republic was founded, he lost his authority and was exiled from the Forbidden City. However,

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[FIELDWORK]God of Gamblers 賭神, Lucky Plaza

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GOD OF GAMBLERS, DIR. Wong Jing (1989) Lucky Plaza, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong God of gamblers is a Hong Kong traditional film directed by Wong Jing and led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, and Joey Wong. Ko Chun (Chow Yun-fat) is a famous gambler. The main story begins with Chun escaping from a train. After fighting on the train, Chun accidentally stumbles into Little knife (Andy Lau)’s trap, which is intended to play tricks with an Indian. Ko Chun falls under the hill and hits his head. He loses his memory partially. Little knife does not know who is

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[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS, CENTRAL-MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR SYSTEM

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), Dir. Wong Kar Wai            Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System, Jubilee St, Central.   Chungking Express, a classic Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar Wai in 1994. The film comprises of two stories, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman contemplating his relationship with a woman. Just like the name of the movie, the movie was mainly shot at a fast-food restaurant “Midnight Express” in Lan Kwai Fong and the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator in Central district. It is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world with covers

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