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Retrospective

Begging 乞食  (Short Film)

by LAW Kar 羅卡

​Starring Paul SO Sau Chung

French Premiere | 1970 | Social Drama, Experimental Film | 9 min 30 | VOSTA

SYNOPSIS

Synopsis: LAW Kar invited a famous protestor of the 1966 star ferry riot - Paul SO Sau Chung - to participate in his experimental film project, in which SO expressed the frustration and repressed desire of Chinese young intellectuals, showing that the colonial subjects were living as “beggars” under the British repression. Alongside with another experimental project - Routine, Begging is included and mentioned in the documentary Cinema Strada.

November 9 Sunday 6 p.m.

Cinema Strada + Routine + Begging +Journey Through Hong Kong Cinema (1950s–1980s) — Masterclass with François Bougon and Mathieu Guilloux

Cinéma Club de l'Etoile

14, rue Troyon 75017 PARIS

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