As Time Goes By (1997)

Original title

去日苦多

Directed by

Vincent Chui, Ann Hui

Genre

documentary film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

58 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary is a self-portrait of director Ann Hui and a look at Hong Kong over the four decades leading up to the 1997 handover. It weaves together personal memories and historical footage to capture a city in transition.

reflectivenostalgicpersonalcontemplativeintimatehistoricalbittersweetobservational

What happens

As Time Goes By (in Chinese 去日苦多) is a 1997 documentary film by the Hong Kong director Ann Hui. The film, part of the Taiwan-produced series "Personal Memoir of Hong Kong", is both a self-portrait and a depiction of Hong Kong during the 40 years preceding the handover by the United Kingdom to China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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