Cheuk Pak-Tong
Directing
Biography
Born in 1949 in Guangdong, China, Cheuk Pak-tong went to college in Taiwan, graduating with a Journalism degree from National Chengchi University. While there, he cofounded the film magazine Influence (also known later as Impact), an important publication in the development of film culture in Taiwan. Cheuk later studied film at University of Southern California, obtaining a Master of Fine Art degree, and at Hong Kong Baptist University, finishing with a Ph. D. degree. Returning to Hong Kong, Cheuk worked at TVB, directing drama serials such as the Mamasan, Mamasan series. He ventured into films in the early 1980s, becoming a member of the fabled New Wave with the films The Security (1981) and Mariana, Mariana (1983). Cheuk had been active in criticism and film study, writing for publications both popular and academic in Hong Kong and Taiwan and the author or editor of several books, including Hong Kong New Wave Cinema (1978-2000), English edition published by Intellect Ltd and the University of Chicago Press. He had also been active in promoting the Hong Kong film industry, including serving on the Service Committee of the Film Development Council and the Advisory Committee of the Trade Development Council.
Known For
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The Last Vampire
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The Mamasan II - Club Girls' Blues
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危情共舞
Ah Wei used to be a policeman but his many battle scars and bullet wounds have demoted him to the daily grind of a sercurity guard. His existence is anything but boring, however, as this Hong Kong film like all the others, thrives on shoot-outs, chases, and enough violence to keep an audience awake.
The Security
Three teenage girls living in the village of masculism, where life is absolutely crap, what are they gonna do?
Fallen Angels
Peter Yu goes on a business trip to the Philippines leaving his lovely wife and two children behind him. While conducting business there he saves a desperate girl from a number of pursuers. The girl is Marianna (Anna Malai) and she’s the cause of a deadly rivalry between two native tribes. The leader of one of the tribes wants to marry her, but Marianna and her tribe want nothing to do with them. Marianna escapes to HK where she finds Peter and persuades him to hire her as a maid so that she can hide out. Nancy, Peter's wife, isn't too keen on the idea especially when she discovers her husband’s infidelity. Nancy leaves HK to visit her relative in the Philippines and Peter follows to make amends. They decide to go on a road trip where hopefully they can begin anew. Their scenic tour goes askew immediately and soon turns into a horrific nightmare; as they too are pursued by the tribe that is after Marianna.
Marianna
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The Mamasan
A group of Mainlanders fleeing the Cultural Revolution risk all to reach the adjacent British ‘haven’ of Hong Kong; yet what they find there is a far cry from their dreams of liberty.
China Behind
The film tells the story of bodyguard Lam Tuan Hien hired by Thieu Trong Hanh to protect his wife, Vien Khiet Doanh. But behind this contract lies a cruel plot: the person who wants to kill her is none other than her husband! During the days of protecting Vien Khiet Doanh, Lam Tuan Hien gradually develops feelings, creating an ambiguous and dangerous relationship between the boss and the bodyguard, pushing both into a love-hate spiral that is difficult to escape.
A Secret Mission
Chinese film school students and the professors from the Greater China Region gathered together at Hong Kong Baptist University to discuss the many serious film issues in the region.
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
Hong Kong movie
The Demonic Revenge
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