Hong Kong Second Wave
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Hong Kong Second Wave is a term used by film critics to describe a group of Hong Kong
film directors in late 1980s to 1990s. The most notable directors belong to Hong Kong Second Wave includes Wong Kar-wai
, Fruit Chan
, Stanley Kwan
, Clara Law
, Peter Chan
and Evans Chan
.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
film directors in late 1980s to 1990s. The most notable directors belong to Hong Kong Second Wave includes Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized, emotionally resonant work, including Days of Being Wild , Ashes of Time , Chungking Express , Fallen Angels , Happy Together and 2046...
, Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor is an independent Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors in his films...
, Stanley Kwan
Stanley Kwan
Stanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College...
, Clara Law
Clara Law
Clara Law is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director, now having relocated to Australia before the 1997 Hong Kong handover....
, Peter Chan
Peter Chan
Peter Chan Ho-sun , is a film director and producer.-Life and career:Chan was born in Bangkok to Chinese parents. He spent his teens in and studied in Hong Kong and United States, and he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry....
and Evans Chan
Evans Chan
Evans Chan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director. His work usually focuses on exploring identities of Hong Kong people, such as To Liv , Crossings and The Map of Sex and Love ....
.