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Johnnie To Kei-fung (杜琪峯, born 22 April 1955 in Hong Kong) is a director and producer with an intensely profilic output in films, best known for crime and gangster movies, many which earned him international acclaim. Starting his career as early as age 17, To had an interest in cinema when working as a messenger for Hong Kong's TVB studios.
Vengeance. (2009 film) Vengeance ( Chinese: 復仇) is a 2009 action thriller film co-produced and directed by Johnnie To, and written by Wai Ka-Fai. [2] [3] It stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Michelle Ye and Sylvie Testud. The film tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former assassin ...
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, nascut el 22 d'abril de 1955, és un director i productor de Hong Kong. Popular en el seu nadiu Hong Kong, [1] To té també bona acollida a l'estranger. Intensament prolífic, To ha fet pel·lícules en una varietat de gèneres, encara que a occident és més conegut per les d' acció i de cinema policíac, que li han fet ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Two crime films Johnnie To shot in the early 2000s changed the game for the genre in Hong Kong – 2003’s PTU, starring Lam Suet and Simon Yam, and 2004’s Breaking News with Richie Jen and ...
Feb 19, 2023 · February 19, 2023 6:00am. Johnnie To in Berlin Courtesy of Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images. The Berlin International Film Festival’s jury press conference, headed by Hollywood star Kristen Stewart ...
Aug 20, 2023 · Johnnie To’s ‘Lifeline’ and ‘The Mission’ show the Hong Kong action director’s two contrasting approaches to making movies: going for box-office glory, and just doing what he wants.
Johnnie To, the favourite Hong Kong film director of Quentin Tarantino, enjoyed his international breakthrough with his signature film noir and gangster films. This is a rare chance to see in the big screens some of the most influential cinema made in Hong Kong from a master of the game.
