Little known in Europe, Derek Yee is one of the most influential figures in Hong Kong cinema, with a career spanning 40 years. An actor from childhood, he grew up in the bosom of the famous Shaw Brothers studio and the world of swashbuckling (sword movies) films. In the 1980s, when he was a star of action cinema, he decided to move behind the camera and directed two films, The Lunatics and People’s Hero, which established his name among a new generation of filmmakers alongside Johnnie To, Ann Hui and Tsui Hark, among others.
Programme organised with the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels.
Co-curator of the retrospective: Clarence Tsui, journalist, film critic and festival programmer based in Hong Kong.
Death Duel (San shao ye de jian), by CHOR Yuen — Hong Kong · 1977 · FIC · 90’
A Soul Haunted by Painting (Hua hun), by HUANG Shuqin — China / France / Taïwan · 1994 · FIC · 130′
The Legend of the Owl (Mao tou ying), by David CHIANG — Hong Kong · 1981 · FIC · 93’
The Lunatics (Din lo jing juen), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 1986 · FIC · 87’
People’s Hero (Yan man ying hung), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 1987 · FIC · 82′
C’est la vie, mon chéri (San bat liu ching), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 1993 · FIC · 105’
Viva Erotica (Sik ching nam lui), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 1996 · FIC · 99’
One Nite in Mongkok (Wong Gok hak yeh), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 2004 · FIC · 110’
Protégé (Moon to), by Derek YEE — Hong Kong · 2007 · FIC · 106’
I Am Somebody (Wo shi lu ren jia), by Derek YEE — Chine · 2015 · FIC · 134’
In Broad Daylight (Bak yat ji ha), by Lawrence KWAN — Hong Kong · 2023 · FIC · 106′
Time Still Turns the Pages (Nin siu yat gei), by Nick CHEUK — Hong Kong · 2023 · FIC · 95’