The Cinema of Ann Hui: Aesthetics, Gender, and Displacement (Global East Asian Screen Cultures)

Beginning her film career in 1979 with The Secret, Ann Hui has come to be known as one of the most important figures in the Hong Kong film industry and was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in 2020.This book explores her innovative film narratives and aesthetics, gender representation, and the portrayal of displacement in diasporic communities. Each of the essays, written by an international group of contributors, offer a comprehensive analysis of Hui's filmmaking, ranging from her early televisual works such as The Boy from Vietnam (1978), to her most recent documentary, Elegies (2023).In analysing her formal and aesthetic choices, they argue that these cannot be separated from the specific historical and cultural context of Hong Kong and its film industry. They go on to examine Hui's focus on gender and sexuality in films such as Summer Snow (1995), All About Love (2010) and Our Time Will Come (2017), underscoring her crea