Love Unto Waste

Dei ha ching
dir. Stanley Kwan
Hongkong 1986, 98’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Theatrical Screenings
We 13 Nov, 18:15
Muranów
Muranów
Fr 15 Nov, 21:00
Kinoteka 2
Kinoteka 2
Online Availability
13 Nov, 10:00 – 1 Dec
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Credits
Hongkong 1986
Duration: 98’
director: Stanley Kwan
screenplay: Kit Lai, Kang-Chien Chiu, Kam-Hung Yip
cinematography: Johnny Koo
editing: Seung-Gang Chau
music: Bing-Lam Chan
cast: Sau Lan Chow, Elaine Jin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chin Tsai, Irene Wan, Chow Yun-Fat
producer: Vicky Leung Lee
production: Pearl City Film Production
language: Cantonese
colouration: colour
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Film description

Four young friends lead an eventful, carefree social life in Hong Kong, without worrying about any obligations or the passage of time. The story changes dramatically when Ling is found dead in her apartment, and the case is taken over by Colombo's kindred spirit, detective Lan. But unlike a typical detective, Lan is much more interested in spending time with the young people he just met than catching the murderer. This film, however, is not a conventional crime story, and the fates of the characters take many unexpected turns.

Kwan's second film could just as easily have been directed by Edward Yang. Multi-layered, deep, using surprisingly versatile tones – today, "Love Unto Waste" is considered as a prime example of Hong Kong's Second New Wave. It also marked a screen collaboration of two future stars on the brink of a breakthrough in their careers – Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung.

Stanley Kwan

Selected filmography:

1985 Kobiety / Nu ren xin/ Women
1986 Miłość na straty / Dei ha ching / Love Unto Waste 
1987 Yim ji kau / Rouge
1989 Ren zai Niu Yue / Full Moon in New York
1991 Aktorka / Ruan Ling Yu / Center Stage 
1998 Yue kuai le, yue duo luo / Hold You Tight 
2001 Lan Yu
2005 Chang hen ge / Everlasting Regret
2018 Baat go leuiyan, yat toi hei / First Night Nerves

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