Rolling the dice

The Man from Macau III seeks to revive the flagging tradition of Hong Kong films tailored for the Spring Festival. Xu Fan reports.

In the 1990s, when films from Hong Kong were at the peak of their popularity, watching a comedy with a glittering cast was a must-do activity during the Spring Festival.

But in the past couple of decades, that genre - tailored for the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season - has gone cold.