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Elegies

6.5(2)20231h 41m0

From Boat People (1982) to Our Time Will Come (2017), from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Canran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment.

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Status
Released
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Language
Cantonese

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ann Hui

Produced in

Hong Kong

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Still from Elegies

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Release dates

  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival30 Mar 2023
    • TheatricalI23 Nov 2023
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereAsian Film Festival9 Apr 2025
  • MalaysiaMY

    • PremiereMalaysia International Film Festival23 Jul 2024
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereBusan International Film Festival5 Oct 2023
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival21 Nov 2023
    • Theatrical22 Mar 2024
    • Digital / OTTfriday影音19 Jul 2024

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Elegies was released on 23 November 2023.

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