Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Released
2003
47min
6 votes
DocumentaryTV Movie

Synopsis

Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).

Détails techniques

Titre original

电影香江之功夫世家

Langue originale

CN

Langues parlées

Cantonese

Mandarin

English

Production

Compagnies de production

Bang Productions

Celestial Pictures

Independent Film Channel

Pays de production

United States of America

Hong Kong

Mots-clés

martial artskung fuinterviewhong kongdirectormartial artist