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Hong Kong Cinema Festival
The San Francisco Film Society hosts a weekend of new films from Hong Kong
Where
Sponsors: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
Under the auspices of the San Francisco Film Society, a weekend of new films from Hong Kong will be screened at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco November 14-16. Among them: Fruit Chan’s "The Midnight After"; "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom," set in the Ming dynasty; and Ann Hui’s Venice Film Festival closer "The Golden Era." Chow Yun-fat appears in the opening night screening "From Vegas to Macau."
Admission charged. Tickets and full lineup available at sffs.org/tickets.
Attendance restrictions: Admission charged.
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