It is obviously important for you as film students to have an appreciation of the cinematic history, genres and influences of the culture within which you live. We will be studying one class text together and then those of you interested in pursuing Hong Kong Cinema further will have the opportunity to do so or alternatively, you can use Indian Cinema as the basis for your enquiry.

Texts of Study:

Enter the Dragon (d. Robert Clouse, 1973)
A Better Tomorrow (d. John Woo, 1986)
The Killer (d. John Woo, 1989)
Chunking Express (d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
In The Mood for Love (d. Wong Kar-wai, 1991)
Days of being Wild (d. Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
2046 (d. Wong Kar-wai, 2004)
Infernal Affair (d. Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, 2002)

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