Yesterday Today Tomorrow - 100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies

When: 7 Feb 2015 Sat 19:00
Where: Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive

When: 8 Feb 2015 Sun 14:00
Where: Broadway Cinematheque

⇒百部不可不看的香港电影排片表
⇒电影《昨天今天明天》-百部不可不看的香港电影

One of the most socially conscious Hong Kong filmmakers of the 1960's and 70's, director Patrick Lung Kong - who passed away last year at the age of 79 - brings Albert Camus' The Plague to Hong Kong with this controversial film. A mysterious plague breaks out in Hong Kong, killing hundreds of people overnight and bringing the city to its knees. Despite its best efforts, the Government is unable to contain the illness, and chaos consumes the quarantine facilities.

Despite working with a huge cast and a controversial topic, Lung completed the film with location support from the Hong Kong Government. However, the director was forced to make significant cuts to the film after being accused of making references to the 1967 leftist riots. The original director's cut has never been seen to this day, but the existing version of the film is still a riveting and daring film that will hold resonance for Hong Kongers who lived through the 2003 SARS crisis.

Dir/Scr: Patrick Lung Kong
Orig Story: Albert Camus' The Plague
Prod Co: Eng Wah
Cast: Chang Yang, Lam Yuen-ching, Nancy Sit Kar-yin, Helena Law Lan, Paul Chu, Cheung Ying-choi
1970 / Colour / D Beta / Mandarin / Chi & Eng Subtitles / 72min

Tips: Post-screening talk with Eric Tsang. Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.

Enquiries
Ticketing Enquiries: 852-27349009
Internet Booking: urbtix
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Hong Kong Film Archive
Tickets: $40
Tel: 852-27392139
Add: 50 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong

Broadway Cinematheque
Tickets: $60
Tel: 852-23880002
Add: Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square Street, KLN, Hong Kong

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