HONG KONG CINEMA PANORAMA
SPECIAL EVENT CINETECA MILANO - ARLECCHINO CINEMA | SEPTEMBER 27, 2023MILANO CINEMATEQUE
Since 1947, when it was founded by Luigi Comencini and Alberto Lattuada, Cineteca has accompanied Milan with the tenacious commitment to preserve and promote cinema in our city. Una missione che svolgiamo con passione e determinazione, per diffondere la storia, sostenere il presente, e costruire il futuro della cultura cinematografica a Milano
CINEMA ARLECCHINO
IThe Arlecchino Cinema was born in 1948, just a year after the birth of the Cineteca di Milano in 1947, the first to be born in Italy, and stands out from other contemporary cinemas for the refinement of the furnishings and the presence of signed works of art by Lucio Fontana and Piero Fornasetti. The cinema represents a model of modern art cinema, unique in the panorama of the city of Milan, it was designed by architects Roberto Menghi and Mario Righini and its name is a tribute to the theatrical show “Arlecchino servant of two masters” that Giorgio Strehler had staged in Milan at the Piccolo Teatro the previous year and which soon became a symbol of freedom and a global success for the city.
BETTER DAYS | GIORNI MIGLIORI
Directed by Darek Tsang
Hong Kong 2021 | 135 min.
A painful and poignant teen movie about violence as an initiation into adult life.
Original voice with Italian subtitles
Images of great beauty, enhanced by a modern and clean photography and a direction that does not disdain the detail.
Better Days” nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film is the ruthless description of a rite of passage, that from youth to adulthood, which director Derek Tsang narrates as a descent into the underworld of the school system which instead of students seems to train soldiers to send to the front.
CINEMA ARLECCHINO | 4:30 pm
Tel. 02 4547 9033
THE LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT
UNA LUCE NON SI SPEGNE MAI
Directed by Anastasia Tsang
Kong Kong 2023 | 103 min.strong,
Woeful look at the golden age of Hong Kong’s neon lights
Original voice with Italian subtitles
Devastated by the loss of her capable husband, a wife decides to pursue her unfulfilled dream of making neon signs. In Chinese culture, a shop sign is everything. If a shop sign collapses, the shop also sinks.
In the golden age of Hong Kong, neon signs colored the streets, so much so that they became the icon of the city. Since 2013, a government law has limited its use.
CINEMA ARLECCHINO | 9 pm
SPECIAL GUEST | OSPITE SPECIALE
Directly from Hong Kong.
ANASTASIA TSANG Director od the film
“A Light Never Goes Out” will introduce the film and meet the audience after the film ends.
Anastasia Tsang’s feature film directorial debut opts for a delicate and intimate angle. It centers on the widow of a Hong Kong neon sign artist who is determined to step into her husband’s shoes and overcome every obstacle to recreate a legendary neon sign that has been torn down. A Light Never Goes Out offers a snapshot of Hong Kong life at its most ordinary. Express sentimental attachment to Hong Kong, its architecture and social rituals, even if you have never visited it.
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