Echoes of the rainbow sui yuet san tau 2010 rotten tomatoes. Hong kong cinema through a global lens professor gina marchetti university of hong kong. Chunyi looks up to his brother, who is a champion runner at the local high school, earns top grades, is a talented musician, and is very popular. Overview of echoes of the rainbow, 2010, directed by alex law, with buzz chung, aarif lee, simon yam, at turner classic movies. They control the human mind to make it a character in a game that can be played at will. Comfort award winning film, english, kevin ashworth, love free full movie. Set in hong kong in the late 1960s, echoes of the rainbow is about a working class family of four struggling with hardship in their everyday lives. Cast and crew credits for echoes of the rainbow, 2010, directed by alex law, with buzz chung, aarif lee, simon yam, at turner classic movies. Berlinale archive annual archives 2010 programme shui. China daily placed the film on their list of the best ten chinese films of 2010. Sui yuet san tau aka echoes of the rainbow won the crystal bear award at the 2010 berlin international film festival. Once again the detail of his work behind the lens means that the period detail will strike a perfect chord with hong kong audiences while those outside will never quite feel the resonance. However, the berlinale award won by the film stimulated the wish of hong kong people to preserve this heritage site and community. We also have echoes of the rainbow to thank for the preservation for the time being of sheung wans wing lee street.
Chunyis parents and teachers often scold him for not being as good as his big brother. A space odyssey, when played concurrently with the final 23minute segment titled jupiter and beyond the infinite. Even the ability to control these thoughts can bring large amounts of money. Big ears mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother. The movie is directed by alex law and featured simon yam and aarif rahman as lead characters. The film is a nostalgic and sentimental recreation of 1960s hong kong and its people and their language anticantonese canton politicians take note. Sandra kwan yue ng and simon yam in sui yuet san tau 2010 simon yam in sui yuet san tau. Echoes of the rainbow aarif lee will explain that if we are lucky enough, we might get to see the reflection. It is the sincere films like these that need to be watched and appreciated, especially so when blessed with an excellent storyline, and with a myriad of characters all of whom youll genuinely. Simon yam live intro echoes of the rainbow new york asian film festival june 27 2010 duration. Its 1969, and desmond law aarif lee is a sixteenyearold who is the pride and joy of his workingclass parents simon yam and sandra ng. It is rare that you come out of a commercial hong kong film with the same subtle feelings. Le film echoes of the rainbow 2010 vostfr film complet. Set in hong kong in the late 1960s, echoes of the rainbow is about a working class family of four struggling.
Echoes of the rainbow is an english movie released on 11 march, 2010. Berlins generation lineup complete hollywood reporter. Simon yam stars in echoes of the rainbow, a story of an ordinary family living in hong kong from 1967 to 1977. The film is narrated by the 8 year old younger brother of a 16 year old star athlete and student who succumbs to leukemia during the course of the movie the 16 year old, that is i was interested in this film because of sandra ng and simon yam, both of whom are excellent. Echoes of the rainbow movie told through the eyes of stickyfingered eightyearold boy big ears, echoes of the rainbow takes place in a closeknit grassroots community in 1960s hong kong. Shoemaking, simon yam and sandra ng, echoes of the rainbow, 2010 echoes of the rainbow a charming family drama set in 1960s hong kong, this melodrama by hong kong new wave director alex law stars buzz chung shiutiu as big ears, a young boy whose shoemaker father, his mother and his older brother strive to make an honest living making and. The piper at the gates of dawn is the only album they released with syd barrett as a full member, and it sounds like little else in their discography. The 29th hk film awards 2010 best new performer the 29th hk film awards 2010 best original film song echoes of the rainbow additional information aarif wrote all the english lyrics for janice m. Sunday, july 11, 2010 cantonese movie echoes of the rainbow echoes of the rainbow traditional chinese. Feb 12, 2010 the first full official list of nominations for the 29th annual hong kong film awards has been released. The first full official list of nominations for the 29th annual hong kong film awards has been released. Echoes of the rainbow do go the route taken, but goes about it in the most effective and simplistic of manner.
Neither does the quasikaleidoscope cover fit in, though it certainly evokes 1967. Echoes of the rainbow on bluray 112121560049 from tai seng. Writer and director alex law presents this warm drama of a family struggling to get by in the face of problems both big and small. Echoes of the rainbow sui yuet san tau nr, 2 hr art house. Pink floydthe complete rainbow tapes 2010 8cdbotlegmp3.
Audio cd, may 12, 2010 please retry audio cd track listings disc. View echoes of memory ebook echoes of memory ebook. In his own album, he composed, wrote, arranged and produced for 8 of the songs. Echoes of a rainbow is now playing at limited screens, but please dont miss this just for the sake of watching the loudest blockbuster from hollywood. Echoes of the rainbow provides an autobiographical look back at 60s hong kong for the director. Echoes of the rainbow wears its nostalgic heart on its sleeve, expressing an innocent worldview devoid of selfparody, thus striking a chord with children. With simon yam, sandra kwan yue ng, aarif rahman, buzz chung. Mar 10, 2015 this key component allows the film to become believable and affecting even when stepping into sentimentality. Echoes of the rainbow sui yuet san tau 2010 rotten. Wing lee street, where echoes of the rainbow was shot, was originally included in a redevelopment plan.
Not sure how this reconciles with the premiere, though. Told through the eyes of stickyfingered eightyearold boy big ears, echoes of the rainbow takes place in a closeknit grassroots community in 1960s hong kong. Le film echoes of the rainbow 2010 vostfr admin 20170406t23. Pshychedelic rock, progressive rock 8 cd tracklist. Trailer echoes of the rainbow 2009 trailer echoes of the rainbow 2009 your message. Rent echoes of war 2015 starring james badge dale and ethan embry on dvd and bluray. Echoes of the rainbow is full of the balancing act between cliche and skilled drama, complete with solid performances throughout. It won the crystal bear for the best film in the childrens jury generation kplus category at the 2010 berlin film festival. May 08, 2010 echoes of a rainbow is now playing at limited screens, but please dont miss this just for the sake of watching the loudest blockbuster from hollywood. Echoes of the rainbow is a 2010 hong kong drama film directed by alex law and starring simon yam and sandra ng. Echoes of the rainbow 2010 the movie database tmdb. The ups and downs of a hong kong family and their shoe shop as seen through the eyes of their eccentric eightyearold son. Staring buzz chung, evelyn choi, aarif lee and sandra ng.
I was interested in this film because of sandra ng and simon yam, both of whom are excellent. Part ii and bodyguards and assassins which led the pack with 19 nominations. Berlin international film festival official website. Big ears mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother desmond is every familys dream son an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of hong kongs best school. The film is indeed worthy enough to be watch in cinema. Echoes of the rainbow a nostalgic family melodrama with its heart in the. Echoes of the rainbow is a more personal account, borrowing heavily from laws experiences growing up in an everchanging hong kong. Similar to the dark side of the rainbow effect, atlarge rumours suggested that echoes coincidentally synchronises with stanley kubricks 1968 film 2001. Complete list of 29th hong kong film award winners best film bodyguards and assassins best director teddy chen, bodyguards and assassins best screenplay alex law, echoes of the rainbow best actor simon yam, echoes of the rainbow best actress wai yinghung, at the end of daybreak best supporting actor nicholas tse, bodyguards and assassins. Best new generation film at the 2010 berlin international film festival. So it proves with writerdirector alex laws echoes of the rainbow. An echoes of the heart novella echoes of the heart series free. This time it appears to be a two horse race between john woos historical epic red cliff.
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