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LAW Kar and Donna ONG
Carte Blanche
Documentary Selection
Cinema Strada 聲影路
by Donna ONG 王茵茵
Starring LAW Kar
French Premiere | 2024 | Documentary | 106 min | VOSTFR
SYNOPSIS
Synopsis:Cinema Strada is a documentary directed by Donna ONG. Against the backdrop of a new Cold War, Hong Kong film critic LAW Kar, now 80 years old, revisits his memories of a century shaped in a city where cultural and political forces collide. He searches for the roots of today’s ideological conflicts and recalls the decisive role cinema has played in defining notions of “good” and “evil.” Having dedicated most of his career to programming and film history research, LAW Kar appears in front of the camera for the very first time. This intimate journey, enriched by personal and cinephile anecdotes — from film criticism to formal experiments, even an audition for Federico FELLINI — unfolds as a brief history of Hong Kong cinema. With tenderness and lucidity, Cinema Strada traces not only 80 years of cinematic memory but also the socio-political transformations of a city in perpetual turmoil, while questioning the place of art and cinema in times of crisis.
*Official Selection – Hong Kong International Film Festival
November 9 Sunday 6 p.m.
Cinema Strada + Routine + Begging +Journey Through Hong Kong Cinema (1950s–1980s) — Masterclass with François Bougon and Mathieu Guilloux
14, rue Troyon 75017 PARIS
Sunday, November 9 , 6:00 PM
Masterclass: Journey through Hong Kong cinema (1950s–80s) &
Screening: CINEMA STRADA
The screening of Cinema Strada will be preceded by a Masterclass given by François BOUGON (Journalist) and Mathieu GUILLOUX (Film Critic). They will analyze the socio-political context that shaped Hong Kong film history from the 1950s to the 1980s, providing key insights into the testimony of critic LAW Kar.
14, rue Troyon 75017 PARIS
About François Bougon
François Bougon spent 16 years with Agence France-Presse (AFP). From Paris to Beijing, via Lyon, Montevideo, and Beijing, he gained experience in both local and global journalism. Subsequently, during his seven years at the newspaper Le Monde, he appreciated the expansive international coverage and the use of the publication's signature gothic lettering. Today, at Mediapart, he happily coordinates the International section. He is also the author of Histoire de Hong Kong: De la perle de l'Orient à l'emprise chinoise (The History of Hong Kong: From the Pearl of the Orient to the Chinese Grip), published in 2023.
About Mathieu Guilloux
Mathieu Guilloux fell in love with cinema during childhood. He pursued studies in art history, then film aesthetics, before enrolling in the distribution and exhibition program at La Fémis (France's national film school). He is currently the Youth Audience Coordinator at the Association Française des Cinémas Art et Essai (French Association of Art and Experimental Cinemas), and he now leads conferences, film presentations, and writes for the webzine Fais pas genre !