New Currents

• Korea
• 1997
• 111min

The disintegration of family that has become a common Koereasocial phenomenon is expressed through the two character of this film. Having just finished military service, Makdoong dreams of his family members living together as the...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 1997
• 70min

Conntinuing the saga of the women at the "House of Sharing," the film shifts location to Kwangju in Kyonggi Province. Sadness still prevails but life in the country provides these old women with a sense of composure. The director′...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 1997
• 103min

In "Kitano`s world" of men, violence and peace exist side by side. Two detectives leave the police force with Horibe resigning after a shocking injury, and Nishi departing to take a trip with his ailing wife to spend her remaining...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Hong Kong
• 1997
• 95min

Far out ahead of his numerous imitators, Wong Kar-Wai is pushing forward into new directions and setting himself new challenges. Almost all of Happy Together was shot in Buenos Aires - as far away from Hong Kong as it is possible ...

Retrospective Section

• Hong Kong
• 1997
• 96min

A sophisticated businesswoman， disillusioned by the materialism of Hong Kong life， returns to her ancestral village in China to visit the grave of her grandmother. A reunion with childhood friends underscores the gap between her...

Wide Angle

• Taiwan
• 1997
• 85min

In 1993， the Taiwanese government opened its labor markets to foreign workers， leading to an influx of laborers from Southeast Asia. The narratives of the foreign workers tell us about the homesickness， hope and nostalgia that ...

Retrospective Section

• Korea
• 1997
• 13min

A segment of “Ch’o-Yong Mu”， with the emphasis on ... hyang-ryung.

Wide Angle

• Cambodia
• 1997
• 26min

In 1991, one soldier deserted from his ranks. He now lives with his wife and children in a town near Phnom Penh. He deplores the reality that only the poor go to war, and sons from rich families or high government official members...

Wide Angle

• Bangladesh,Australia
• 1997
• 52min

In Bangladesh, as in the rest of the world, many young women dream of becoming movie stars. But a woman in Bangladesh is caught in the contradiction of a patriachal Islamic society undergoing industrialisation and commercialisatio...

Retrospective Section

• Korea
• 1997
• 1.3min

A short that documents the scenic view of Pusan in its entirety. Also featured are picturesque scenes of Seoul including the National Zoo.