Lost Souls (1980) Hong Kongs Most Disturbing Film
Lost Souls 打蛇 (Dir. Mou TunFei 牟敦芾, 1980) is often regarded at one of Hong Kong s most disturbing films. This video attempts to explore the film s sociopolitical background and argue that although Lost Souls is obviously problematic, it addresses a part of Hong Kong s history that requires far more attention. Sources: Touching Base: Immigration Control in 1970s Hong Kong by TONG Yung Yung (2021) The University of Hong Kong Fu, P. (Ed. ) (2008). China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema. (Popular Culture and Politics in Asia Pacific). University of Illinois Press. Fu, P. (2002) Chapter 3. The 1960s: Modernity, Youth Culture, and Hong Kong Cantonese Cinema. In: Desser, D, Fu, P., eds The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. UK. Jarvie, I. (1977) Window on Hong Kong: a sociological study of the Hong Kong film industry and its audience. Hong Kong. Centre of Asian Studies, U
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