Movies: Tony Rayns
- 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)
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With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy....
- 1999
Away with Words (1999)
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A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences....
- 1998
Hold You Tight (1998)
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Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing everyone on board, and leaving the friends and family of the two women to talk about what was and what...
- 1989
New Chinese Cinema (1989)
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Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China....
- 2012
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012)
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Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong ...
- 2013
Jury (2013)
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After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the message of the film, Film critic Tony just discusses about the current trend of Korean cinema. Tomiyama...
- 1983
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)
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History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; th...
- 1985
London Calling (1985)
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While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a mysterious phone call....
- 1983
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
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Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers....
- 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
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An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading ...
- 2001
The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001)
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Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have worked with Jang but also of numerous ordinary Koreans who have been affected by his work. Individua...
- 1991
Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991)
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A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and friends....
- 1999
Love Will Tear Us Apart (1999)
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The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, ...
- 1983
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
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Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture....
- 2009
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships (2009)
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Interview with film critic Tony Rayns was conducted in December 2008....
- 2006
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences (2006)
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Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece...
- 1995
The Cinema on the Road (1995)
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A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo...
- 2003
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003)
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Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee"....
- 2013
The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013)
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Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence....
- 1989
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon (1989)
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Jonathan Ross travels to Hong Kong to explore the inventive cinema of Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy master filmmaker Tsui Hark, taking a detour to explore the underbelly of Asian exploitation cinema. Former experimental theatre director Stuart Gordon dis...