An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.
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Yoko is a housewife who's frustrated by her husband's lack of virility. She finds solace in erotic daydreams, the ministrations of a condom salesman and, eventually, the partner-swapping lifestyle.
A picture scroll of the greed of the upper class and the lust of an unfaithful widow with a $1 million night view in the background! Depicts the hidden lewdness of women, set entirely on location in the international city of Hong Kong.
A con man convinces a group of spa owners that he is surveying their area for a new road. Hoping to gain his approval the owners ply him with extra friendly service.
Chu Chi Kit returns to HK from Taiwan after many years in hiding, and immediately resumes his relationship with old flame May and rejoins his old friend Cramp in a drug operation.
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970.
Phainesthai explores the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve that is located at the geographical center of the United States and is considered one of the most scarce and endangered ecosystems in the world.
Welcome to a typically chaotic day in the life of Bunny, as she juggles her fashion designer dreams with her day job as an apartment block superintendent.
Lady falls victim to her great-grandmother's pact with the devil. The agreement to get rich again, by taking the fetus of his offspring through Romy, Lady's husband, who is far from God.
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury.
An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought.
