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Ann Hui’s Top 20 Chinese Language Films

18 May 2012 | Chinese Films, Film Lists | by David Zou

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Ann Hui is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave. She is best known for her controversial films surrounding the topics of social issues in Hong Kong.Her last work – A Simple Life swept the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards,winning in all 5 major categories,which made her the record-holder of the only Hong Kong director who has won best director award 4 times.

Here are her top 20 Chinese Language Films:

Street Angel(1937,dir. Yuan Muzhi)

Street-Angel

The Spring River Flows to the East(1947,dir. Cai Chusheng&Zheng Junli)

a_spring_river_flows_east

Spring in a Small Town(1948,dir Fei Mu)

spring in a small town

Threshold of Spring(1963,dir. Xie Tieli)

Threshold of Spring

Two Stage Sisters(1964,dir. Xie Jin)

Two-Stage-Sisters

Ah Ying(1983,dir. Allen Fong)

Ah_Ying

Homecoming(1984,dir. Ho Yim)

homecoming

Yellow Earth(1985,Chen Kaige)

yellow-earth

A Better Tomorrow(1986,dir. John Woo)

Chow-Yun-Fat-in-John-Woos-A-Better-Tomorrow

A Time to Live and a Time to Die(1986,dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)

A-Time-to-Live-and-a-Time-to-Die

The Terrorizers(1986,dir. Edward Yang)

terrorizers

Rouge(1988,dir. Stanley Kwan)

rouge

A City of Sadness(1989,dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)

A City of Sadness

Days of Being Wild(1990,dir. Wong Kar-wai)

days_of_being_wild

The Story of Qiu Ju(1992,dir. Zhang Yimou)

The Story of Qiu Ju

Swordsman 2(1992,dir. Ching Siu-tung,Stanley Tong)

swordsman_2

The Wedding Banquet(1993,dir. Ang Lee)

wedding-banquet

Vive L’Amour(1994,dir. Tsai Ming-liang)

Vive-l'Amour

Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon(2000,dir. Ang Lee)

Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon

Infernal Affairs(2002,dir. Wai-keung Lau, Alan Mak)

Infernal Affairs

Personal Recommendations:( Youtube urls with English subtitles)

A Time to Live and a Time to Die

The Terrorizers

Days of Being Wild

Spring in a Small Town

Yellow Earth

A Better Tomorrow

A City of Sadness

 


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  • http://www.whitecitycinema.com michaelgsmith

    I’ve seen 12 of them: Spring in a Small Town, Yellow Earth, A Better Tomorrow, A Time to Live and a Time to Die, The Terrorizers (great Blu-ray!), Rouge, A City of Sadness, Days of Being Wild, Swordsman 2, Vive L’amour, Crouching Tiger HIdden Dragon and Infernal Affairs.

    Incredibly, my favorite local video store has Street Angel, The Spring River Flows to the East, Two Stage Sisters and, from Wong Kar-Wai’s list, Song at Midnight. I’m going to rent them all.

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      WoW,you local store is incredible!! I will review The Terrorizers this month,I’ve checked the image quality of the Blu-ray,totally agree with you about that.

  • http://thevoid99.blogspot.com Steven Flores

    I’ve only seen 3 of these films. The two Ang Lees and Infernal Affairs. Nice!

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Maybe next time you will start a Chinese film marathon?

  • http://moviesandsongs365.blogspot.com/ Chris

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film directed by Ann Hui, a gap in my film knowledge…what is widely regarded as her best film(s) that western audiences could relate to ?

    By the way, thanks for Dario Argento recommendations, at the end of the month I will post a few mini-reviews ( :

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Hi,Chris,you are missed here.If you’d like to try out some Ann Hui films,try to locate her A Simple Life,this is her latest work and her best in my opinion,anyone can relate to it.

      I’m glad you enjoyed the Argento films I recommended,I will definitely check out your mini-reviews!!