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Paul Fonoroff (葉玉卿, née en 1954) est l'un des plus importants critiques et historiens du cinéma hongkongais.
Il s'installe à Hong Kong en 1983 et écrit pour le South China Morning Post depuis 1988 . Il est très respecté dans la communauté du cinéma de Hong Kong.
Il a publié deux livres, Paul Fonoroff At The Hong Kong Movies, un recueil de critiques, et Silver Light, un livre d'images de sa vaste collection de films hongkongais. At the Movies est cependant accusé d'être obsolète par d'autres critiques.
Fonoroff anime des émissions télévisées sur le cinéma en cantonais, mandarin, et anglais, et a fait de nombreux caméos dans des films hongkongais.
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Il étudie le chinois à l'université Brown et obtient son master en beaux-arts à l'université de Californie du Sud. Il est également titulaire d'un doctorat en cinéma chinois de l'université de Pékin.Il s'installe à Hong Kong en 1983 et écrit pour le South China Morning Post depuis 1988 . Il est très respecté dans la communauté du cinéma de Hong Kong.
Il a publié deux livres, Paul Fonoroff At The Hong Kong Movies, un recueil de critiques, et Silver Light, un livre d'images de sa vaste collection de films hongkongais. At the Movies est cependant accusé d'être obsolète par d'autres critiques.
Fonoroff anime des émissions télévisées sur le cinéma en cantonais, mandarin, et anglais, et a fait de nombreux caméos dans des films hongkongais.
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Helios (2015)
, 1h59Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Wang Xueqi, Ji Jin-hee, Choi Siwon
Roles Martin Koo
Rating54%
South Korea's top most wanted criminal, nicknamed "Helios" (Chang Chen), and his assistant, nicknamed "Messenger" (Janice Man), have successfully stolen a mass destruction weapon secretly developed by the South Korean military, the portable nuclear explosive device DC8 along with sixteen raw material spheres. The police forces of Hong Kong, China and South Korea were informed that "Helios" will hold an underground trading in Hong Kong.
Amphetamine (2010)
, 1h37Directed by Scud (Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Paul Fonoroff, Lawrence Ah Mon, Scud (Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung)
Roles Swimming Pool Old Man
Rating57%
Set after the 2008 financial collapse, the story follows Kafka, a swimming instructor, when he meets Daniel, a wealthy investment banker who changes his life. Daniel is openly gay, and helps Kafka to come out of the closet, despite Kafka's being Catholic, and they quickly fall in love.
Drink-Drank-Drunk (2005)
Directed by Derek Yee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Daniel Wu, Alex Fong, Vincent Kok, Paul Fonoroff, Hiro Hayama
Rating59%
A romantic comedy, the film is about Siu Min, a Budweiser girl who takes pity on Michael, an ethnic Chinese restaurateur from France drinking away his misfortune because his food is too sophisticated for (and thus unpopular with) the working-class neighborhood in which both work. Unsatisfied with spending her days as a beer girl, the ambitious Siu Min becomes Michael's partner in the restaurant business, and eventually falls in love with him. Michael, however, must reconcile his dream of traveling the world with his other dream of running a successful restaurant.
Bishonen (1998)
, 1h51Directed by Yonfan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Stephen Fung, Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Terence Yin, Kenneth Tsang Wing Kong, Lisa Chiao Chiao
Rating66%
Jet (Stephen Fung) is a handsome gay hustler whose sex appeal seems to know no bounds. Everyone wants to make love to him, but he is in love with no one but himself.
Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
, 1h25Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Chingmy Yau, Cheung Tat-ming, Vincent Kok, Tats Lau Yee-Tat
Roles Judge
Rating62%
Stephen Chow is Chan Mong-Gut, a famous Chinese lawyer, who must defend his apprentice Foon, who got framed for murder, in court.
Tri-Star (1996)
, 1h46Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Leslie Cheung, Sean Lau, Anita Yuen, Elvina Kong, Paul Fonoroff, Xiong Xin-xin
Roles Mormon Preacher
Rating61%
Un prêtre reçoit la confession d'une prostituée qui lui raconte une histoire de dette de 200,000 HK$.
What a Wonderful World (1996)
, 1h40Directed by Samson Chiu
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Andy Lau, Paul Fonoroff, Theresa Lee Yee Hung
Roles le journaliste en partance pour le Canada
Rating67%
Un journaliste (Andy Lau) en phase terminale traque un banquier d'affaires (Kenny Bee) recherché pour des opérations frauduleuses.
The Final Option (1994)
, 1h43Directed by Gordon Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Michael Wong, Dante Lam, Paul Fonoroff, Wayne Lai, Emotion Cheung
Roles Security Commissioner
Rating59%
Ho Chi-Wai est un jeune policier en butte à une criminalité de mieux en mieux organisée. À la suite du décès d'un collègue sous les balles des malfrats, il demande son affection au SDU (Special Duties Unit), le groupe d'intervention anti-terroriste de la police de Hong Kong.
Fight Back to School 2 (1992)
, 1h38Directed by Gordon Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat, Athena Chu, Deannie Yip, Paul Fonoroff
Roles Secretary of Security
Rating66%
Star Chow (Stephen Chow) is an officer in the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU). During a meeting with his senior officer, Inspector Yip (Deanie Ip), Star jokingly suggests he wish to be reassigned to the traffic unit.
, 1h37Directed by Mabel Cheung
Genres Comedy
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Carol Cheng, Teresa Mo, Anthony Wong, Carina Lau, Paul Fonoroff
Roles Developer
Rating62%
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
, 1h53Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Biography, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, David Chiang, Donnie Yen, Xiong Xin-xin
Roles British Consul
Rating72%
The film is set in China in 1895 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung travels by train from Foshan to Guangzhou to attend a seminar on medicine. He is accompanied by his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Leung Foon. The situation in Guangzhou is rather chaotic. On one hand, there are protests in the streets against the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect, an extreme xenophobic cult, goes around attacking Westerners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. At one point, 13th Aunt is almost captured by the cult when she tries to take a photo of them, but Wong shows up, fights with the cult members, and saves her.
Sworn Brothers (1987)
, 1h28Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Andy Lau, Wong Ka-kui, Bill Tung, Peter Yang Kwan, Carlo Chin, Eddy Ko
Roles Man at Court
Rating57%
When Lam Ting-yat was little, his father died and he was raised by police officer Uncle Pau and was very close to his son Ngan Kwok just like brothers. Now Kwok has become a police inspector who just came back to Hong Kong after training in the Scotland Yard and Ting is a triad member working for crime lord Yeung Tung-hoi. Despite being on the opposite side of the law, they still maintain a close relationship.