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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> 2008 is a film directed by Ann Hui that describes people’s daily lives at the bottom of Hong Kong society. Tin Shui Wai is located in northwest Yuen Long, West New Territories, Hong Kong, which is twenty-five kilometers from the central district, considered a poor area in the metropolis. The media even described the place as a tragic place because of the bad news that happened there at the time. Unlike many thrilling commercial films full of twists and turns,

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[Field Report] Chungking Express, ChungKing Mansion

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Chungking Express, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Wong Kar Wai (1994） Chungking Express, one of the most astonishing movies produce by a world-renown director Wong Kar Wai. The movie has two storylines that bonded with the same place — Chung King mansion and ‘Chungking’ the former words of the movie’s name are extracted by this place. Chungking mansion is a huge cube shape building located at 36–44 Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The endearing narrative of two forlorn and self-wallowing police on the bad side of a break-up is told in two sections in Chungking Express. These two consecutive

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[FIELDWORK] YOUNG AND DANGEROUS, WANCHAI

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[FIELDWORK] YOUNG AND DANGEROUS, WANCHAI, DIR. ANDREW LAU (1996)            Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong Young and Dangerous directed by Andrew Lau was released in 1996, narrating young triad members’ adventures and fights in 90s Hong Kong. The popular crime film was mostly based in alleys and streets of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay in which entertainment industries like nightclubs, bars and mahjong centres flourished, hence triad societies dominating the place. The film captures the the nightlife of the district through the overwhelming use of neon signs and crowdedness. Hundreds and thousands of advertising

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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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