HKIFF Cine Fan
What This month, see three notable, rarely screened Japanese film adaptations of author Yasunari Kawabata's works at the Louis Koo Cinema. Yoshishige Yoshida's Woman of the Lake (1966) is a profoundly sensual film with a gorgeous aesthetic that feels a lot like Antonioni's L'Avventura. Yoshimura Kozaburo's Thousand Cranes (1953) is set amid the beauty of a tea ceremony and tells the story of a young man who stumbles into a passionate yet destructive relationship with his late father's mistress and daughter. Lastly, there's Heinosuke Gosho's The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933), a sublime, rich human drama in which a college student recounts his youthful infatuation with a travelling actress; the silent film has a live music accompaniment.
Where Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
When May 24–26
