How Hong Kong New Wave directors hijacked martial arts and crime films to make art
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It is easy to misremember the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and 80s. We asked creative types with ties to the city to choose the films set there that made an impression. Plus: Independent has a new owner, New York's Salon 94 plans Paris space, and more industry intel. Nearly five decades after its inception, that iconic chapter in the city’s cinema history is generally thought of as a socially inclined art-house movement that addressed everyday issues – a stark contrast to the martial arts films that dominated the local box office at the time.
Summarised from: SCMP (Culture), The New York Times, artnet News.
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- The New York Times 3 October 2026 at 09:08 WIB
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How Hong Kong New Wave directors hijacked martial arts and crime films to make art
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