Ho Fan the Filmmaker, and Eroticism in Hong Kong (Cinema) Written by Lau Yam, translated by Erica Leung Released in 1972, Ho Fan’s mainstream directorial debut Love and Blood marked the start of his intricate cinematic quest. While the plot of this contemporary Mandarin-speaking filmcentres on a twisted romance, the film is more than that – there are the familiar tales of runaway teens duped by delinquents, scenes of sex…
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Ho Fan and Hong Kong Experimental Cinema in the 1960s Written by Timmy Chen, translated by Francisco Lo For Hong Kong cinema, entertainment always comes first. The business-oriented approach often leads experimental, avant-garde, alternative, and independent artistic expressions to be absorbed by the mainstream film industry. The late 1970s and early 1980s Hong Kong New Wave’s Patrick Tam, Allen Fong, and Alex Cheung once shot experimental films in the 1960s…
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