Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003 · 47 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 201 VOTES · DIR. Ian Taylor
Overview
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).
Dialogue Timeline — 917 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 head of Hong Kong's biggest film studio...
00:03:11 Everyone agrees she was a superstar.
00:05:43 In the film 'Between Tears And Smiles'
00:07:49 She plays the complexity of the character very well.
00:10:12 it was quite a good experience
00:12:03 Ling Po...
00:14:38 and becomes a hero
00:16:13 we didn't have the wedding in the studio
00:18:06 Before joining Shaw...
00:20:47 When her ex-boyfriend, Peng-nan
00:22:28 son of a prominent warlord of pre-communist China
00:24:13 and the female lead will be exploited
00:26:08 People take advantage of you? I was thinking
00:28:00 The new dormitory blocks had a few floors
00:30:07 We'll capture them all
00:32:34 Western dress or oriental cheongsam?
00:34:35 was in a period drama
00:37:41 and then they developed a lesbian relationship
00:39:55 I knew where to draw the line.
00:42:18 You couldn't show the private parts of a woman
00:44:33 her movements are like dancing
00:46:17 But her success as a swordswoman...
00:48:34 that the tradition of the swordswoman should live on
01:09:06 got its first glimpse
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed917
Dialogue density19.5 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:09:06
Production Record
DirectorIan Taylor
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes201