Chinese Modern: A Tribute to Cathay Studios A Special Showcase of the 45th New York Film Festival
October 10 – 16, 2007
Sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office New York and organized by the Film Society, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archive.
To mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the New
York Film Festival salutes Cathay, one of Hong Kong’s
most influential production houses. This series presents
some of the company’s best work of the 1950s and
’60s, when it introduced a provocative, distinctly modern
lifestyle to Chinese culture with the help of the era’s
most recognizable actress, Grace Chang.
Screenings at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 65th Street between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenues on the upper level.
Admission: $11 Adult, $7 FSLC Member & Student (with valid photo ID); $7 Senior(65+) discount only for screenings Mon - Fri before 6pm.
For a listing of the films in the series go to Program Overview.
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Calendar to view the schedule, film descriptions and to purchase tickets online. Tickets are also on sale at the Walter Reade Theater's box office.
Special thanks to Cathay-Keris Films Pte. Ltd., Cathay Organization Holdings, especially Violet Kwan and Jennifer Wee, and also to Sandi Tan, Norman Wang, Sam Ho, Hazel Chang, Wong Ai-ling and Shu Kei for their help in making this series possible.
