Asian Films at Venice Film Festival 2010

BERNICE TANG
Sep 03, 2010
*Special to asia!
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Big names like John Woo, Tsui Hark, Tran Anh Hung and Takashi Miike are leading the Asian contingent at the Venice Film Festival this year.

 

BANGLADESH

Ishtiaque ZICO, 720 Degrees (Orizzonti)

 

CHINA

HUANG Wenhai, Qiao (Crust) (Orizzonti)

HUANG Wenhai, Xifang qu ci bu yuan (Reconstructing Faith) (Orizzonti)

Stanley KWAN, Yongxin tiao (Showtime) (Out of competition)

Xun SUN,  21 ke (21 Grams) (Orizzonti)

TSUI Hark, Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame) (Venezia 67)

John WOO, SU Chao-Pin, Jianyu (Reign of Assassins) (Out of competition - Leone d’Oro alla carriera 2010)

ZHANG Yuan, Taikong xia (Space Guy) (Fuori Concorso)

 

HONG KONG

Andrew LAU, Jingwu fengyun – Chen Zhen (Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen) (Out of competition)

Clara LAW, Chi di (Red Earth) (Orizzonti)

Oxide PANG, Danny PANG, Tungngaan 3D(The Child’s Eye 3D) (Out of competition)

 

INDIA

Anurag KASHYAP, That Girl In Yellow Boots (Out of competition)

Mani RATNAM, Raavan [versione Hindi] (Out of competition)

Mani RATNAM, Raavanan [versione Tamil] (Out of competition)

 

JAPAN

MIIKE Takashi, Jûsan-nin no shikaku (13 Assassins) (Venezia 67)

MIIKE Takashi, Zebraman (Out of competition)

MIIKE Takashi, Zebraman: Zebra City no gyakushu (Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City) (Out of competition)

Takashi SHIMIZU, Senritsu Meikyu 3D (The Shock Labyrinth: Extreme) (Out of competition)

Sion SONO, Tsumetai Nettaigyo (Cold Fish) (Orizzonti)

TRAN Anh Hung, Noruwei no mori (Norwegian Wood) (Venezia 67)

Atsushi WADA, Haru no shikumi (The Mechanism of Spring) (Orizzonti)

 

SOUTH KOREA

HONG Sang-soo, Ok-hui-ui yeonghwa (Oki’s Movie) (Orizzonti)

KIM Gok, KIM Sun, Bangdokpi (Anti Gas Skin) (Orizzonti)

 

THAILAND

Nuntanat DUANGTISARN, Woman I (Orizzonti)

Chaisiri Jiwarangsan, Nok Ka Mhin (Four Seasons) (Orizzonti)

 

 

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A former financial and business journalist, Bernice Tang's other areas of interest include China, literature and the arts.