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(aka "Heung Gong jai jo" or "Made in Hong Kong")
Directed by Fruit Chan
Hong Kong 1997
Released to critical acclaim in 1997, the year of the Hong Kong handover, Fruit
Chan's Made in Hong Kong was praised as an anarchic masterpiece, a
powerful distillation of urban alienation and youthful despair. *** Autumn Moon is a young, go-nowhere triad whose self-regard far outstrips his talents or accomplishments. While working as a debt collector, Moon meets feisty teen Ping, who suffers from renal failure and needs a kidney transplant, though her chances of receiving one are slim. Nevertheless, Moon falls for Ping and idealistically resolves to improve himself and become her saviour. But that goal may be futile for someone of Moons station and temperament. |
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Theatrical Release: August 1997 (Locarno Film Festival)
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Comparison
:Masters of Cinema - Region 'B' - Blu-ray vs. Metrograph - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Masters of Cinema - Spine #238 Region 'B' - Blu-ray | Metrograph Pictures Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:49:27.561 | 1:49:30.333 |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,959,852,160 bytesFeature: 31,125,372,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 33.87 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,567,279,740 bytesFeature: 34,575,335,424 bytesVideo Bitrate: 37.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio Cantonese 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
DTS-HD Master Audio Chinese 1555 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1555 kbps / 24-bit (DTS
Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB |
Subtitles | English, None | English, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Masters of Cinema
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,959,852,160 bytesFeature: 31,125,372,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 33.87 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • New interview with director Fruit Chan (47:20)• New interview with producer Doris Yang (7:16) • New interview with producer Daniel Yu (12:54) • New interview with Marco Muller, former director of the Locarno Film Festival (4:29) • A collector's booklet featuring new writing by film historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; and an archival interview with director Fruit Chan
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Release Information: Studio: Masters of Cinema
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,567,279,740 bytesFeature: 34,575,335,424 bytesVideo Bitrate: 37.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio Commentary by Film Critics Sean Gilman and Ryan Swen • Re-Release Trailer (1:19) • Interviews with Director Fruit Chan (47:20), Producer Doris Yang (7:16), and Producer Daniel Yu (12:55)
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ADDITION: Metrograph
Pictures
Blu-ray
(December 2023): Metrograph Pictures have also transferred Fruit Chan's Made in
Hong Kong
to Blu-ray. The presentation starts
with the same restoration description as the Masters of Cinema (see below)
from 3 years ago. There are differences in the transferred image- but they
are slight enough that we won't make issue - they had a lot of parity
in-motion. For the audio, Metrograph have a dual-mono DTS-HD Master (24-bit)
track option or a 1.0 channel mono lossy Dolby. Both in the original
Cantonese language. It is authentically flat and clear again suffering only
the imperfections of the original source - generally dialogue is very
audible and there is a score credited to Wah-Chuen Lam
(more highly noted as the cinematographer for Made in
Hong Kong along with Sing-Pui O), sounding supportive and heightening
energy in sequences. Metrograph offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
For the supplements, Metrograph offer three of the four interviews that
were, new, on the 2020 Masters of Cinema
Blu-ray;
Director Fruit Chan, Producer Doris Yang, and Producer Daniel Yu - running
over an hour in total. We lose the, less than a 5-minute, piece with Marco
Muller, former director of the Locarno Film Festival, but we gain a new
commentary by film critics Sean Gilman and Ryan Swen. They discuss the
'handover' of Hong Kong to China in 1997 - how it relates to the production,
pacing, the characters and their names etc.. They talk about comparisons to
filmmaker Johnny To, actor Louis Koo and the teen-suicide movies that were
part of this timeframe. It's quite informative. The package has no liner
notes.
I continue to be impressed by Fruit Chan's
seminal Made in Hong
Kong. A deeply layered piece of, modestly-budgeted (made using
leftover film reels), essentially independent, character-driven cinema. I could watch
films like this for the rest of my days. Such a
beautifully realized work for another
4K-restored Blu-ray
- this
with the revealing commentary and the previous interviews. A double-dip
for the commentary might be in order for others who were as impressed by the
film as I was. For Region 'A'-ers that don't own the MoC - the Metrograph is
strongly recommended!
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On their
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Masters of Cinema use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the original
Cantonese language. Masters of Cinema offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
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