Hong Kong film director Philip Yung and his cast were in Shanghai on Monday to promote their upcoming film “Where the Wind Blows.” They revealed new details while cautiously sidestepping — for the …
His comment comes the day after what organizers estimate as nearly two million people — more than a quarter of Hong Kong’s total population — took to the streets to protest an extradition law and call for the resignation of Carrie Lam, the city’s Beijing-designated leader who had pushed it forward. It was the third major demonstration in the span of just a week.
Hong Kong cinema is increasingly drawn to and dependent on China’s deep pockets and enormous box office, with most of its production power now focused on creating films that can also appeal to mainland audiences. “I have to play in the film – and not just one song, but three. The first two are alright, because they’re classical, but the last one is jazz. It seemed impossible to learn to do it in such a short time. In the end, I asked them to put a piano out for me to practice on wherever we were shooting,” he said. The crew used an old instrument that had the right sound to fit the time period.
Du had to learn Cantonese for her role, and Kwok teased her about her proficiency before admitting that eventually “she really held her own” with the dialect.
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