Clarence Tsui - The Film Verdict

From You

Posted by Clarence Tsui | May 8, 2023 | Festivals, Jeonju |

Shin Dong-min’s monochrome and monotonous three-part drama about a young fashion designer, a rookie actor and a filmmaker came tops at Jeonju International Film Festival’s Korean competition.

Breath

Posted by Clarence Tsui | May 7, 2023 | Festivals, Jeonju |

Korean filmmaker Jéro Yun reflects on death and its visceral (dis)contents by tracking the demanding routines and discerning perspectives of an undertaker and a trauma cleaner.

Where Would You Like To Go?

Posted by Clarence Tsui | May 6, 2023 | Festivals, Jeonju |

Kim Hee-jung’s modestly scaled but emotionally potent South Korean-Polish co-production assesses the emotional fallout from a high-school drowning accident, with nods aplenty to late Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieslowski.

Night Falls

Posted by Clarence Tsui | Apr 12, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Hong Kong |

Young miner-turned-filmmaker Jian Haodong delivers an authentic glimpse of life in China’s rural hinterlands in a semi-autobiographical road movie about a man’s lonely return to his village during the pandemic.

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

Posted by Clarence Tsui | Apr 12, 2023 | Festivals, Hong Kong, Spotlight |

Taiwanese arthouse A-lister Leon Dai and new actor Edward Tan front Singaporean filmmaker Jow Zhi Wei’s visually enchanting, structurally disciplined first feature.

Author: Clarence Tsui

From You

Breath

Where Would You Like To Go?

Night Falls

Tomorrow Is A Long Time