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July Rhapsody (Ann Hui, 2002)

July Rhapsody (Ann Hui, 2002)

The Cantonese title for Ann Hui’s July Rhapsody translates roughly as “A Man at 40”, the English title apparently being a riff on the May-December concept, although specifically focusing on only one person in the age gap relationship, the man halfway through his life. The movie itself is more

The Mad Monk (Johnnie To, 1993)

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The Mad Monk (Johnnie To, 1993)

The Heroic Trio and Executioners (Johnnie To & Ching Siu-tung, 1993)

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The Heroic Trio and Executioners (Johnnie To & Ching Siu-tung, 1993)

Saviour of the Soul I & II (Corey Yuen, David Lai, & Jeffrey Lau, 1991 & 1992)

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Saviour of the Soul I & II (Corey Yuen, David Lai, & Jeffrey Lau, 1991 & 1992)

My Father is a Hero (Corey Yuen, 1995)

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My Father is a Hero (Corey Yuen, 1995)

The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 1993)

The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 1993)

Before becoming a renowned auteur, a favorite of critics and film festivals the world over, Johnnie To was known primarily in the West for the two films he made in 1993 in collaboration with director and action choreographer Ching Siu-tung. The Heroic Trio and Executioners star Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung,

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (Tsui Hark, 1989)

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (Tsui Hark, 1989)

I don’t know all the behind-the-scenes details about this, I’m not sure that anyone aside from Tsui Hark and John Woo really knows for sure, but as I understand it the story is this: following the breakout success of the Woo-directed and Tsui-produced 1986 film A Better Tomorrow,