Happy Together
This screening will be introduced by writer and curator Xuanlin Tham. Regarded as one of the best LGBT films in the New Queer Cinema movement, our Queer Cinema Sundays programme brings a rare opportunity to see Wong Kar wai’s empathetic and lonely love story on screen. In 1992 film critic B. Ruby Rich coined the term "New Queer Cinema" which defined a decade in film history where a boom in DIY and independent filmmaking made fertile ground for filmmakers to tell stories which centred on queer themes. The July-September screenings of Queer Cinema Sundays showcases three of the finest films to come out of this movement. Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai, a gay couple from Hong Kong, are visiting Argentina together. Their relationship is a tug of war, marked by frequent uncouplings and occasional bursts of violence. Finally, one of their splits becomes permanent, but with no money Fai is unable to leave the city. He gets a job at a bar, only seeing Po-Wing from a distance until an almost-fatal incident forces the two together one final time. Wong Kar wai wraps us up in the rich and fragile coloured world of Fai, Po-Wing and Buenos Aires. Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish and English with English subtitles YEAR OF CELEBRATION: 2024 marks 85 years since our cinema (originally the Cosmo) was built, 50 years since GFT was founded and the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival. Whilst our box office and bar sales only cover around 50% of our annual costs and help keep the film reels rolling, we rely on donations and fundraising to run our education and community activities. We need your help! Celebrate 50 years of GFT by donating £50 at checkout. A £50 donation also secures your seat at our special January screening. Find out more or donate via glasgowfilm.org/donate. Your contribution matters.Happy Together showing at: July 28, 7:40 pmHappy Together
Location: Glasgow Film TheatreBox Office opens 30 minutes before first screening, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow,, G3 6RB9
2024-07-28T19:40:00+01:00PT1H36M2024-07-28T21:36:00+01:00395Leslie Cheung
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Chang Chen
Wong Kar wai
Wong Kar wai
Ye-Cheng Chan
Happy Together"
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