(6 Mar 1998) T/I: 10:14:54
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City of Glass BTS / Hong Kong / Recent / ENT 5
New film chronicles changing life in Hong Kong
For years Hong Kong has been seen as the home of the high octane, low grade action thriller. But thanks to a new breed of directors and writers, Hong Kong has been producing
more thoughtful films, the latest being `City of Glass', a drama now before the cameras in the heart of the financial centre. Alternating between Hong Kong in the early 1960s and the present day, amidst a tide of cultural and temperal turmoil, the film centres on two amorous undergraduates played by Cantopop king Leon Lai and actress Shu Qi, and their second generation, played by Danny Wu and Nicola Cheung. Chronicling the changes facing Hong Kong University students in a turbulent time, the film depicts Hong Kong's changing society in the 60s, as young people embraced the music, cinema and fashion of the West to the chagrin of their traditional Chinese parents. At the same time the region is hit by typhoon and drought, while the cultural revolution across the border prompts demonstrations, riots and general mayhem. Making the film has been less chaotic, due in part to the spiritual atmosphere on the set. Each day the crew prays for the well-being of the production, offering roast pig, chicken and fruit in the prayer ceremony. Eating the food brings good luck to the recipients.
SHOWS:
PAN OF FILM SET ON THE CAMPUS OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY WITH SCREENWRITER AND ACTRESS IN SHOT, PHOTOCALL ON SET WITH ACTRESS; INTERVIEW SCREENWRITER, ALEX LAW; B ROLL ON LOCATION WITH DIRECTOR; INTERVIEW DIRECTOR, MABLE CHEUNG; VAN ARRIVES WITH LEAD ACTOR AND STAR LEON LAI; GV OF PRESS RUNNING AFTER LEON; PHOTOCALL INSIDE UNIVERSITY BUILDING WITH LEON LAI; YOUNG FANS STAR GAZING; INTERVIEW LEON; PHOTOCALL OF CAST AT BANQUET CEREMONY WITH PAN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; WIDE SHOT OF MAIN CAST POSING FOR CAMERAS; C/A SPECTATORS; C/U ROAST PIGLET AND PULL OUT TO CAST CUTTING PIGLET; CAST CHEERING.
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