Abstract: Despite the huge success of the last Hong Kong film of 2004, Stephen CHOW’s Kung Fu Hustle, the long recession of Hong Kong cinema deepens. The lack of a market for smaller productions poses a real threat to the long-term survival of Hong Kong cinema as new filmmakers have no way to prove and develop themselves. While many successful Hong Kong filmmakers are elevated to international status, the environment that helped form their career has disappeared in the post-1997 cultural politics. It is observed that the situations now faced by many young Hong Kong filmmakers have much in common with the difficulties faced by the Chinese diaspora director, Ang LEE, when he first started. Knowing his peripheral position wherever he goes, LEE s diaspora status reminds him to walk a fine line between his host culture and his root culture without compromising artistic integrity. The analysis drawn between LEE and the new generation of Hong Kong filmmakers sheds some lights on the possible future development and re-vitalization of Hong Kong cinema in a world of globalized economy.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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