Mobile M+: Moving Images (Part Four)
By Denise Tsui
The third installment for “Mobile M+: Moving Images,” proved to be a tearjerker. Screened back-to-back on a Saturday afternoon, the three films examined the expectations, dreams and disparities of immigrants under an overarching theme of “Dreams.”
The afternoon began with the 1990 full-length feature film, “Full Moon in New York,” an early picture by renowned Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan, whose other acclaimed works include “Love Unto Waste” (1986) and “Rouge” (1987). Lauded for his humanistic portrayals with particular sensitivity toward sexuality and gender roles, “Full Moon in New York” epitomizes Kwan’s style as the plot intertwines the stories of three Chinese women—from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland—in New York.
