by Michael Coghlan | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[CHINA] Mercury Cinema, Tue 29 Sep This fascinating documentary with a strong narrative has many of the hallmarks of a feature film. A Young Patriot chronicles three years out of the life of Zhao, a 19-year-old patriot from Xiangsi Province who was discovered by...
by Nikki Fort | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[HONG KONG] Mercury Cinema, Tue 29 Sep This powerful and important film was made in 1982 but it remains just as controversial, disturbing and pertinent today. In post-war Vietnam, (circa 1976) Japanese photojournalist Shiomi Akutagawa, beautifully played by George...
by Nikki Fort | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[HONG KONG] Mercury Cinema, Mon 28 Sep Highly acclaimed film director Ann Hui is the first female to win the Asian Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honour, and was named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year at Busan International Film Festival in 2014. Her Career...
by TheClothesLine | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[JAPAN] Mercury Cinema, Thu 24 Sep The Mercury Cinema’s season of the legendary and influential Akira Kurosawa’s take on film noir continues with a screening of Stray Dog, his 1949 contemporary police drama. Set in the sweltering heat of summer, the film stars Toshirô...
by David Robinson | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[Japan] Mercury Cinema, Wed 23 Sep High And Low, one of famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s contemporary crime dramas, kicks off the three-film season of Kurosawa’s Film Noir, the cinematic highlight of this year’s OzAsia Festival. Released in 1963, it stars...