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Hong Kong Film Festival: "My Young Auntie"
Kara Wai won her first Hong Kong Film Award for her effervescent performance in this delightful kung fu comedy. She plays a young student who marries her dying teacher to keep his inheritance away from his untrustworthy relatives.
When:
July 17, 2016 2:00pm
Where
This screening is held at National Museum of American History, Warner Brothers Theater.
In person: Kara Wai, actress; Carlos Chan, actor
Kara Wai won her first Hong Kong Film Award for her effervescent performance in this delightful kung fu comedy. She plays a young student who marries her dying teacher to keep his inheritance away from his untrustworthy relatives. When she visits her new relatives, traditional notions of familial hierarchy are upended—and her dazzling kung fu skills come in handy when a bunch of bad guys show up to steal the family property.
© Licensed by Celestial Pictures Limited. All rights reserved. 版權由天映娛樂有限公司 (Dir.: Lau Kar-Leung, Hong Kong, 1981, 100 min., Digibeta, Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles)
Cost:
Admission is first-come, first-served. Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before showtime.
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