SUN., 2-26
(times ET)
10:30
pm
In My Country (2004)
1h 44m | Adaptation
In 1996, the South African government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ...
Director
John Boorman
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Glees...
"....It is centred around the story of Afrikaner poet Anna Malan (Binoche) and an American journalist, Langston Whitfield (Jackson), sent to South Africa to report about the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. ...
Nelson Mandela liked the film, and provided producers with a quote for promotion of the film:
" A beautiful and important film about South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It will engage and influence not only South Africans, but people all over the world concerned with the great questions of human reconciliation, forgiveness, and tolerance.[citation needed]
While the film was thought to have its "heart and politics in the right place", the Washington Post described it as a "formula romance", in which Binoche fails at the Afrikaans accent and Jackson's character lacks credibility as a Post reporter.[2]
The film received much criticism for the inclusion of a love affair, and its depiction of black South Africans. ....."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Country_(2004_film)
TCM Imports...
2:00
am
Fallen Angels (1995)
1h 35m | Crime
".... laissez-faire hitman Ming (Leon Lai Ming) has his assignments arranged by pretty agent Michele Reis, whom he never communicates with in person. His decision to duck out of the business coincides with the activities of a mute ex-con He Qiwu (same character name, same actor), whose affliction might be connected to the previous film. Serving as sort of a loose sequel, Fallen Angels is obviously a less free-spirited work given its subject matter but still brims with enough heady emotions in classic Wong Kar Wai style, all served up with the usual dollops of dazzling Doyle imagery (with a surprising emphasis on hand-held camerawork here) and judicious use of pop standards. ...."
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/517185/ ... leId=83929
Director
Wong Kar Wai
Cast
Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Karen Mok
4:00
am
Happy Together (1997)
1h 37m | Drama | TV-MA
A chamber drama about two male lovers from Hong Kong who start off seeking a new life but ...
Director
Wong Kar Wai
Cast
Tony Leung, Leslie Cheung, Chang Chen
"....Derek Elley for Variety gave an overall positive review despite its lack of plot, calling it Wong's "most linear and mature work for some time". Elley praised the mise-en-scène, music, and William Chang's production design. He emphasized that Christopher Doyle was the "real star" of the film for his grainy and high contrast cinematography.[12] Both Elley and Andrew Thayne for Asian Movie Pulse stated that both Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai excelled as the main characters in the film.[21]
However, Jonathan Rosenbaum gave the film a mixed review in the Chicago Reader. Rosenbaum, in a summary of the film, criticised it for having a vague plotline and chastised Wong's "lurching around".....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Tog ... 1997_film)
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