Film lecture "An Introduction to Leslie Cheung’s Cinema" + Happy Together
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✦ As part of our retrospective dedicated to 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐠 – The Melancholy of Desire ✦
📍 Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 | in English | with film clips | about 30’
Leslie Cheung was one of Hong Kong cinema's most celebrated stars, admired for his remarkable talent and screen presence. Throughout his career, he demonstrated exceptional versatility, delivering memorable performances in many different genres, from popular action films and comedies to work with celebrated auteurs such as Wong Kar Wai and Chen Kaige. This talk, illustrated with film clips, will explore Cheung's ability to portray emotionally vulnerable characters in a way that redefined the concept of an Asian leading man as well as the leitmotif of the ghost and spectral presences that occurs throughout his filmography.
☞ Followed by a screening of (start of the film: 18:45):
✧ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ✧
Chun gwong ja sit | Hong Kong 1997 | Wong Kar Wai | vostEN | 96’ | digital | Cast : Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, Chang Chen | Prix de la mise en scène, Cannes 1997
In a tiny and grimy Buenos Aires flat, two penniless Hong Kongers are locked in a volatile relationship. The predicament of these characters, played by Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung, serves as a powerful metaphor for the anxiety and identity crises of Hong Kong citizens facing the 1997 British handover to China. Cheung’s magnetic, self-destructive spin on his star persona clashes brilliantly with Leung’s trademark quiet intensity, using their characters’ toxic chemistry to paint a hallucinatory and enthralling picture of exile and heartbreak. While the breathtaking 35mm cinematography – here, a mix of black-and-white and poisonous colours – is expected in a Wong Kar Wai picture, this queer, Argentina-set story marks an exciting narrative departure for the director. Yet, with Hᴀᴘᴘʏ Tᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, Wong confirmed once and for all his title as the global auteur of cinematic longing.
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📍 Location : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
9, Place du Théâtre - L-2613 Ville-Haute Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets : Full : 3,70€ / reduced : 2,40€
10-ticket booklet* : 25€ et 17€ (reduced)
Online and at the box office (opens 30 minutes before the screenings)
*The 10-ticket booklets are available exclusively at the box office of our cinema.
ℹ️ More information about the Cinémathèque's programme, as well as practical information, can be found at www.cinematheque.lu!
📍 Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 | in English | with film clips | about 30’
Leslie Cheung was one of Hong Kong cinema's most celebrated stars, admired for his remarkable talent and screen presence. Throughout his career, he demonstrated exceptional versatility, delivering memorable performances in many different genres, from popular action films and comedies to work with celebrated auteurs such as Wong Kar Wai and Chen Kaige. This talk, illustrated with film clips, will explore Cheung's ability to portray emotionally vulnerable characters in a way that redefined the concept of an Asian leading man as well as the leitmotif of the ghost and spectral presences that occurs throughout his filmography.
☞ Followed by a screening of (start of the film: 18:45):
✧ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ✧
Chun gwong ja sit | Hong Kong 1997 | Wong Kar Wai | vostEN | 96’ | digital | Cast : Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, Chang Chen | Prix de la mise en scène, Cannes 1997
In a tiny and grimy Buenos Aires flat, two penniless Hong Kongers are locked in a volatile relationship. The predicament of these characters, played by Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung, serves as a powerful metaphor for the anxiety and identity crises of Hong Kong citizens facing the 1997 British handover to China. Cheung’s magnetic, self-destructive spin on his star persona clashes brilliantly with Leung’s trademark quiet intensity, using their characters’ toxic chemistry to paint a hallucinatory and enthralling picture of exile and heartbreak. While the breathtaking 35mm cinematography – here, a mix of black-and-white and poisonous colours – is expected in a Wong Kar Wai picture, this queer, Argentina-set story marks an exciting narrative departure for the director. Yet, with Hᴀᴘᴘʏ Tᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, Wong confirmed once and for all his title as the global auteur of cinematic longing.
✶✶✶
📍 Location : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
9, Place du Théâtre - L-2613 Ville-Haute Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets : Full : 3,70€ / reduced : 2,40€
10-ticket booklet* : 25€ et 17€ (reduced)
Online and at the box office (opens 30 minutes before the screenings)
*The 10-ticket booklets are available exclusively at the box office of our cinema.
ℹ️ More information about the Cinémathèque's programme, as well as practical information, can be found at www.cinematheque.lu!
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Théâtre des Capucins, 11C Place du Théâtre, L-2613 Ville Haute, Luxembourg
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