Nomad

Lie huo qing chun
dir. Patrick Tam
Hong Kong 1982, 96’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Theatrical Screenings
Th 14 Nov, 21:00
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
Su 17 Nov, 20:30
Kinoteka 3
Kinoteka 3
Credits
Hong Kong 1982
Duration: 96’
director: Patrick Tam
screenplay: Chiu Kang Chien, Joyce Chan, Eddie Fong, Ling Ching Kam Bing Hing, John Chan, Patrick Tam
cinematography: Billy Wong, David Chung, Peter Ngor
editing: Tseung Kwok Kuen
music: Violet Lam
cast: Pat Ha, Kent Tong, Cecilia Yip, Leslie Cheung
producer: Dennis Yu Jeffrey Lau
production: Century Motion Picture & Dist.
language: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, English
colouration: colour
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Film description

The young lovers absorb everything that Hong Kong of the 1980s has to offer. Open to experiences, they wander through its streets as if they owned them. But the city is too small for them, unable to fulfill their appetites – so they move to the beaches of local islands. As the lovers reinvent their summer of love, the specter of disaster looms in the distance.

Made with the nonchalance and courage typical of the new wave style, "Nomad" portrays the awakened sexual energy and reveals the political unrest hiding behind it. It is also a fascinating attempt to film a metropolitan space – the form tries to keep pace with the untamed youth, represented by the roles of Leslie Cheung at the brink of his great career and Cecilia Yip making her screen debut. Patrick Tam's new wave manifesto announces the arrival of a new quality in Hong Kong cinema right before the global fascination with Wong Kar Wai and John Woo.

text:
Łukasz Mańkowski

Patrick Tam

Selected filmography:

1980 Miecz / Ming jian / The Sword
1981 Ai Sha / Love Massacre
1982 Lie huo qing chun / Nomad
1984 Xue er / Cherie
1987 Zui hou sheng li / Final Victory
1988 Xue zai shao / Burning Snow
1989 Shāshǒu húdié mèng / My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
2006 Ojciec i syn / Fu zi / After This Our Exile

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