Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
MovieTitle | 电影香江之功夫世家 |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2003 |
Genre | Documentary, TV Movie |
Director | Ian Taylor |
Production country | United States of America, Hong Kong |
Production companies | Bang Productions, Celestial Pictures, Independent Film Channel |
Run time | 47 min. |
Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).