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Hong Kong screenwriter and director of gay stories, a lawyer before film; made Cut Sleeve Boys (2006), Suk Suk (2020) and All Shall Be Well (2024), which won a Teddy Award at Berlin, and chairs the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
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Three Colors: BlueOther Krzysztof Kieślowski
I am a big fan of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s work, particularly Dekalog , A Short Film About Love , and Three Colors: Blue , which I find the most haunting and absorbing.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ray Yeung, the entry for Three Colors: Blue.
2024-11-19·criterion.com ↗
Umberto D.Other Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D. is one of my favorite works of neorealism, and it moves me to tears every time I watch it.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ray Yeung, the entry for Umberto D..
2024-11-19·criterion.com ↗
Yi YiOther Edward Yang
The infatuation of a stranger, the longing of first love, the ache for a childhood sweetheart, the regret of lost youth, and the grief of losing a loved one—Edward Yang’s Yi Yi masterfully captures the anguish, beauty, and inevitability of life’s cycles.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ray Yeung, the entry for Yi Yi.
2024-11-19·criterion.com ↗
Tokyo StoryOther Yasujirō Ozu
Late Spring and Tokyo Story are two films by Yasujiro Ozu that I keep going back to when I’m feeling down or low.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ray Yeung, the entry for Tokyo Story.
2024-11-19·criterion.com ↗
Late SpringOther Yasujirō Ozu
Late Spring and Tokyo Story are two films by Yasujiro Ozu that I keep going back to when I’m feeling down or low.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ray Yeung, the entry for Tokyo Story.
2024-11-19·criterion.com ↗
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