Tony Rayns Movies

  • 2014
    Black Coal, Thin Ice

    Black Coal, Thin Ice

    Black Coal, Thin Ice

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    Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

    Black Coal, Thin Ice
  • 2012
    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

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    Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
  • 2001
    The Jang Sun-woo Variations

    The Jang Sun-woo Variations

    The Jang Sun-woo Variations

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    Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have...

    The Jang Sun-woo Variations
  • 1999
    Away with Words

    Away with Words

    Away with Words

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    A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

    Away with Words
  • 1998
    Hold You Tight

    Hold You Tight

    Hold You Tight

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    Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

    Hold You Tight
  • 1983
    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

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    Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
  • 1983
    Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

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    History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the...

    Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
  • 1982
    Crystal Gazing

    Crystal Gazing

    Crystal Gazing

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    Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock...

    Crystal Gazing
  • 1991
    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

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    A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait
  • 1970
    Uriel: Overdrive

    Uriel: Overdrive

    Uriel: Overdrive

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    Early film by Tony Rayns.

    Uriel: Overdrive
  • 1987
    Virtuous Women

    Virtuous Women

    Virtuous Women

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    Tragical lives of Qing Yu, a woman lives in late Qing Dynasty and Gui Hua, a woman lives in modern time.

    Virtuous Women
  • 2014
    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

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    With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
  • 2024
    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

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    Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

    An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'
  • 1999
    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

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    The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will...

    Love Will Tear Us Apart
  • 2013
    Serialized Success

    Serialized Success

    Serialized Success

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    In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character,...

    Serialized Success
  • 2023
    A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

    A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

    A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

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    A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
  • 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

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    Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

    Home Movies 1971-81
  • 2019
    An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

    An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

    An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

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    An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
  • 1989
    New Chinese Cinema

    New Chinese Cinema

    New Chinese Cinema

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    Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

    New Chinese Cinema
  • 1998
    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

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    An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema