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2007 Sunset Cinema Series – After This Our Exile (Hong Kong)

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After This Our Exile (Hong Kong, 2006) Aaron Kwok plays gambler Sheng, while Charlie Young portrays his wife who can no longer tolerate his violence and leaves the family. Sheng then forces his son (Ian Iskandar Gouw) to commit petty theft to simply survive. The child ends up in a juvenile detention center and does … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series

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Dates: Fridays, January 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 9, 2007 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission   Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – All About Love (Hong Kong)

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  All About Love (Hong Kong, 2005) For the first time Andy Lau plays two leading roles in one single film, in which he will tell an extraordinary love story about heart transplant with Charlene Choi and Charlie Young. Andy Lau plays a husband who only learns the importance of expressing his tremendous love for … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – The Banquet (China)

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https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-26Twilight.mp4   The Banquet (China, 2006) Director Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet, which premiered at the prestigious Venice film festival and screened at many other major festivals, became Hong Kong’s submission to the Oscars this year. This epic features multiple award-winning actor Ge You, Feng’s long-time collaborator, as a cunning emperor. The internationally popular Zhang Ziyi … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Howl’s Moving Castle (Japan)

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https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-19Twilight.mp4   Howl’s Moving Castle (Japan, 2005) Academy Award -winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) takes moviegoers on an amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Brimming with a blend of imagination, humor, action, and romance, “Howl’s Moving … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Saving Face (USA)

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https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-12Twilight.mp4 Saving Face (USA, 2005) Saving Face is the charming story of a young woman’s complicated life and her pursuit of love amid the chaos. Wil (Michelle Krusiec) is a 28-year-old overworked medical resident living in Manhattan with no social life. Her widowed mother, Ma (Joan Chen), cannot understand why her desirable daughter spends all … Read more