The 4 Star Theatre starts its 7th Annual Asian Fim Festival
in August with films from 10 different Asian countries. This unique festival
offers a mix of revivals and premeires including Bruce Lee's "Fist
of Fury" and Samo Hung's "Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger".
Also of note is the late Leslie Cheung's horror film "Inner Senses".
Johnny To and Sammi Cheng come together again in their 5th comedy collaboration,
"Love for All Seasons". Among the notable revivals include the
1969 Cannes Film Festival winner, "Touch of Zen" and the 1983
films about the Ching Dynasty emperor Xianfeng, "Burning of Imperial
Palace" and it's sequel "Reign Behind the Curtain". All
films in original language with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.
SanFranciscoChinatown.com Picks
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HONG KONG
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INNER SENSES
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Lo Chi Leung • 2002 |
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Wed 8/20 1:50pm
Thurs 8/21 9:40pm
Fri 8/22 12:30pm |
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LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS
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Johnny To • 2003 |
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Fri 8/8 5:40pm
Thurs 8/14 4:50pm |
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FLYING DRAGON LEAPING TIGER
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Samo Hung • 2002 |
Premiere |
Sat 8/16 9:35pm
Sat 8/23 12:00pm
Wed 8/27 9:40pm |
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PUBLIC TOILET
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Fruit Chan • 2002 |
Premiere |
Thurs 8/7 7:50pm
Sun 8/10 7:00pm |
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THE MAP OF SEX AND LOVE
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Evans Chan • 2001 |
Premiere |
Fri 8/15 6:20pm
Mon 8/18 12:15pm
Wed 8/20 7:25pm |
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BETWEEN TEARS AND SMILES
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starring Li Lihua • 1964 |
Revival |
Fri 8/8 2:45pm
Sat 8/9 12:15pm |
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FISTS OF FURY
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Bruce Lee 30 Years • 1971 |
Revival |
Sat 8/16 5:40pm
Wed 8/27 4:25pm |
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I HAVE A DATE WITH SPRING
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Clifton Ko • 1994 |
Revival |
Thurs 8/7 12:00pm
Tues 8/12 2:35pm |
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CHINA
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25 KIDS AND ONE DAD
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Wang Hong • 2002 |
Premiere |
Wed 8/13 2:45pm
Sun 8/24 12:20pm |
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LOVER'S GRIEF OVER THE YELLOW RIVER
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Feng Xiaoning • 1999 |
Premiere |
Mon 8/11 5:45pm
Tues 8/12 12:30pm
Sun 8/17 12:30pm
Mon 8/25 4:45pm
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I LOVE YOU
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Zhang Yuan • 2002 |
Premiere |
Thurs 8/7 1:55pm
Fri 8/15 12:00pm |
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PRETTY BIG FEET
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Yang Yazhou • 2002 |
Premiere |
SU 8/10 2:40pm
Mon 8/25 2:35pm
Thurs 8/21 7:35pm |
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SORROW OF BROOKE STEPPE
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Mai Li Si • 1997 |
Premiere |
Thurs 8/7 6:05pm
Sat 8/16 7:50pm
Thurs 8/21 5:45pm
Sat 8/23 5:35pm |
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THE BURNING OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE
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Li Han Hsiang • 1983 |
Revival |
Sat 8/9 3:10pm
Thurs 8/14 12:30pm |
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REIGN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
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Lee Hon Cheung • 1983 |
Revival |
Sat 8/9 5:20pm
Thurs 8/14 2:40pm |
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TAIWAN
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE DREAMLAND
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Cheng Wen-Tang • 2002 |
Premiere |
Fri 8/8 7:45pm
Tues 8/12 6:45pm |
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THE MARIGOLDS
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starring Brigitte Lin • 1980 |
Revival |
Sun 8/10 12:30pm
Wed 8/13 12:30pm |
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TOUCH OF ZEN
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King Hu • 1969 |
Revival |
Fri 8/15 9:05pm
Fri 8/22 6:45pm
Tues 8/26 2:05pm |
