Dr. Akagi / Cyclo

[Steve Spinali]

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>       I've been lucky to watch Dr. Akagi (Imamura's latest movie) this 
>morning and, not wanting to spoil anything, I'll recommend it to anyone
>that likes Imamura. You'll find the same crassness in the characters, 
the
>same crispiness in the visuals and the same spirit of freedom overall. 
If
>you are in Montreal or nearby, you can check the schedule of the World
>Film Festival at www.ffm-montreal.org. There are some 15 Japanese 
movies
>presented (among which hommages to In the Realm of Senses and Hiroshima
>Mon Amour), a handful of Chinese ones and a South Korean retrospective.
>
>       Curiosity question (don't read if you don't want to know 
anything
>of Dr.Akagi's scenario): is the girl that comes to get the doctor near 
the
>end of the movie the same one that played Agera in Swallowtail 
Butterfly?
>
>       On another note, I was wondering if a list comparable to 
kinejapan
>exists  regarding to chinese/hongkongese movies or a broader asian 
films
>list (like alt.asian-movies but without flame wars and with some
>substantial discussions). In case someone can help me no this list, I 
am
>wondering whether the Scent of the Green Papaya and Cyclo were shot in
>Vietnamese or in French. The actors sound really artificial in French 
and
>I've been told that it's not better in Vietnamese. Yet, I couldn't see 
any
>information regarding to translation in the credits. I was also curious 
as
>a fanboy to know whether Tony Leung speaks French or Vietnamese or if 
his
>voice was dubbed whatever the language. 
>
>thanks,
>olivier
Oliver, 
According to press info, Tony Leung's voice was dubbed in Papayas.  As 
to your questions on HK films, the mailing list was down the last few 
times I tried; but that shouldn't stop you from visiting John Fierro's 
magnificent Hong Kong Movies site (if you haven't already).



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