THEME EXPLORATION

1960s Hong Kong

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs
2002 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau & Alan Mak & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
1981 · Arthur Penn
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Shampoo
Shampoo
1975 · Hal Ashby
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Band of Ninja Pilot
Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Edgar Wright
Tiger on the Beat
Tiger on the Beat
1988 · Kar-leung Lau
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
2025 · Noémie Saglio
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His early Hong Kong action films capture the gritty urban landscape and social dynamics of 1960s-influenced Hong Kong cinema.

 Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Hong Kong

His work as director and performer deeply reflects 1960s Hong Kong's martial arts cinema traditions and street culture.