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Film Description
In the midst of a new Cold War, 80-year old Hong Kong film critic Law Kar reflects on his memories of the last century in a city where cultural and political forces meet head to head to uncover root causes of today’s ideological clash, and the critical role that cinema has played in defining “right” and “wrong”.
Having devoted much of his career to programming and film history research, Law Kar places himself before the camera for the first time. This nostalgic trip down memory lane, as he recounts his personal and cinematic experiences, from film criticism, experimental filmmaking to auditioning for Federico Fellini, culminates in a brief history of Hong Kong cinema itself. Reflecting on the past 80 years, Law Kar’s affectionate documentary sheds light on local movies and Chinese cinema, brooding over the socio-political transformation of the perplexed city, as the restless cinephile ponders the role cinema and art play in times of crisis.
資深電影文化工作者羅卡卡叔親身憶述成長心路——童年生活於澳門，在兩極分化的冷戰中渡過其青年歲月，後來港升讀大學，由主修數理到擁抱文藝，任職《中國學生周報》主編電影版，拍過實驗電影，處身動亂憂患，遠赴羅馬遊學，回港適逢影視革新，積極推動電影文化，投身研究工作。卡叔見證香港的變革和繁榮時期，他與電影和藝術同行七十年，電影總伴他走過複雜多變的世界；面對時代洪流，有失意苦悶，更有熱情篤定，惟有在壓抑之中探索出路。本片紀錄卡叔重遊故地，懷想故友，配合大量珍貴資料圖片和片段，交織成一部關於香港的回憶錄。