Harvard Film Archive Slated For KING HU Film Festival Next Week
The Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque (est. 1979) is a public state-of-the-art theater located at the lower level of Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts on Harvard University campus. With varying ticket and membership prices and fees depending on the viewer and the event, the HFA Cinematheque hosts a 200-seat theater featuring a year-round Public Film Program that boasts a combined collection of over 25,000 film titles. The program broadcasts screenings year round between Friday and Monday afternoons and evenings, with guest speakers and filmmakers attending the events and engaging students and faculty members about their work.
Next week, between March 15 through March 24, the HFA Public Film Program will present eight classic 35mm film titles from the late legendary director, King Hu (Hu Jinquan), whose credentials include over three decades in the industry in set and costume design, as well as actor, producer, writer and award-winning filmmaker. Known for adhering to the music and fluidity of his faved Beijing operas he loved while growing up, he pioneered in bringing classic wuxia swordplay films to the forefront of Chinese cinema, with such titles as A Touch Of Zen, Come Drink With Me, and the 1967 film, Dragon Inn.
Visit the official website for more info on how you can attend the next week’s King Hu film festivities. Have you seen any of Hu’s films? Comment below and share your thoughts.
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