Book Launch of Exploring Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s cum Screening
Introduction
With the acquisition of a cache of precious film prints and other relevant materials of 1930s and 1940s' Hong Kong movies in recent years by the Hong Kong Film Archive, a symposium entitled ‘From Silent to Sound—Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s' was held as part of a series of programmes celebrating the Archive's 20th anniversary last year. The Archive also published the e-book Exploring Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s which is a collection of the essays presented by scholars and researchers during the symposium. It is divided into ‘Part 1: Era and Film History' and ‘Part 2: Genres · Regions · Culture'. Both Chinese and English editions are now available.
In order to share our fruitful results of this publication, the Archive organises this book launch, inviting writers of this book to talk about their insights. The Light of Women (1937) directed by Ko Lei-hen will be screened before the book launch. This film is the earliest Hong Kong fiction film in the Archive's collections. It depicts the hardship faced by the female protagonist who eventually joins the education industry, showing how women become self-reliant while facing myriad constraints in life. This was one of the issues explored in Hong Kong films at that time.
Date: 5 November 2022 (Sat)
Time: 1pm
Venue: Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Moderator: Ms Winnie Fu
Speakers: Dr Timmy Chih-Ting Chen, Prof Ching May-bo, Dr Chiu Kit-fung, Mr Lau
Yam, Dr Lo Wai-luk, Dr Kenny Ng, Prof Stephen Sze Man-hung, etc.
In Cantonese. Free admission by
tickets.
【Free Download】Exploring Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s
| Part 1: Era and Film History |
Part 2: Genres · Regions · Culture |
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| Chinese edition Introduction Download (PDF format, about 13.8MB) |
Chinese edition Introduction Download (PDF format, about 12.6MB) |
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| English edition Introduction Download (PDF format, about 12MB) |
English edition Introduction Download (PDF format, about 10.4MB) |
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the videos of the ‘From Silent to Sound—Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s' symposium.
Film Screening
The Light of Women
Ticketing Information
Admission is free with tickets which will be distributed at the box office of the Archive from 22 October 2022 (Sat) onwards, from 10am to 8pm every day except Tuesday. Each person can receive up to two tickets on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.
Free tickets have all been distributed.
Limited walk-in seats will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public are welcome to queue up at the 1/F Foyer of the Archive 45 minutes before the programme begins. Each person can register for one ticket while stocks last.