Movie Screening and Sharing: To Be Continued 放映與分享:《尚未完場》
Movie language: Cantonese, English (with Chinese and English subtitles)
放映語言: 粵語、英語(配合中文及英文字幕)
Movie Category: I
電影級別: I
Run Time: 80 mins
片長: 80分鐘
Sharing with co-directors: Dora Choi and Haider Kikabhoy
導演分享:徐岱靈與祁凱達
Post-screening sharing Language: Cantonese
分享會語言: 廣東話
ONLINE REGISTRATION 網上登記
Convenient, tired and vapid, ‘East-meets-West’ is a cliché that has for decades been used to sell the ‘Hong Kong story’ to the world. Yet in the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario, a rediscovery of the city’s soul awaits.
Flamboyant and cigar-chomping, Odell was a Cairo-born, Shanghai-bred Russian Jew who stamped his mark on the cultural life of post-war Hong Kong. His hopeful, if chronically loss-making adventures pushed the cultural frontiers of his adopted home, capturing the open, dynamic and inclusive spirit of a bygone era to leave a legacy that resonates to this day.
What began as a conservation campaign to save the iconic State Theatre in Hong Kong morphed into five years of research and interviews with those who witnessed Odell in action. The result: a film that is as much a study of one indomitable pioneer as it is a soul-searching journey of what defines Hong Kong.
歐德禮是一個時代,代表一個被遺忘的美麗舊香港。
直到七十年代,歐德禮是連的士司機也耳熟能詳的一代娛樂大亨,今天卻無人知曉。
他是皇都戲院前身 - 璇宮戲院的創辦人,五十年代戰後蕭條,他已一手引入多位國際知名音樂家,永遠叼着一口雪茄見報寫專欄,歐德禮的演藝事業虧損慘重,卻為香港文化開闢了新天地,被稱為「香港文化史前人物」。
然而,九七年皇都戲院結業,歐德禮的輝煌過去彷似正式落幕。
有人不甘心,五年來鍥而不捨去翻查資料,上山下海用盡古怪方法尋覓歐德禮的後人,甚至尋人尋到明星的家中,赫然發現跨時空的關聯。
在那個白天上映黃飛鴻和林黛電影的大戲院,晚上有名家如 Isaac Stern、Fournier坐鎮,華洋雜處,雅俗共賞,只此一家。標誌香港新時代的大會堂開幕,第一場演奏正是由歐德禮承辦。
五、六十年代那個消失的香港又再被看見:曾經如此兼容並包、不問身世、各種文化互相碰撞,有如初戀般令人心動。
讓我們記得這個故事。
歐德禮和香港的傳奇,尚未完場
Director's Bio
- Dora Choi徐岱靈
Dora has been a news feature and documentary director in mainstream media for more than 10 years, focusing on politics and social affairs. She co-founded cultural enterprise Walk in Hong Kong.
在主流傳媒製作紀錄片逾十年,題材多涉及香港政治及社會議題。文化企業「活現香港」聯合創辦人。
- Haider Kikabhoy 祁凱達
A fourth-generation Hongkonger with family roots in Mumbai and Guangdong’s Kaiping, Haider co-founded cultural enterprise Walk in Hong Kong. He was formerly an academic researcher on Hong Kong’s architectural history. “To Be Continued” is his first documentary film.
家族四代均紮根香港, 祖先來自印度孟買和廣東開平。文化企業「活現香港」聯合創辦人,曾參與香港建築歷史的學術研究。這是他首次參與紀錄片製作。
REMARKS 備註
- Free admission with registration.
免費入場(需預先登記)。
- For HKUST members, Friends of HKUST (Note: You can sign up as "Friend of HKUST" when registering for the event), and invited guests.
本活動歡迎科大成員、「科大之友」(經本網站報名後將自動登記成為「科大之友」)和受邀嘉賓參與。
- Online registration is required; each registration admits one person regardless of age
參與活動必須預先網上登記;幼童不論年齡亦須憑票或預先登記入場。
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the show time.
請於演出15分鐘前抵達場地。
- Age Limit: Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.
年齡限制: 6歲以下恕不招待。
- The organizer reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the event program without prior notice.
主辦方保留自行決定更改活動的權利,恕不作另行通知。