Three powerful works by Hong Kong's greatest director
"ANN HUI IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE GREATEST FEMALE DIRECTOR IN THE CHINESE WORLD."
SO FILM
AVAILABLE FOR THE 1ST TIME ON BLU-RAY
With over thirty feature films to her credit, Ann Hui is one of the living legends of Asian cinema. Covering a wide variety of genres, her work consistently focuses on the issues of exile, history, and Hong Kong identity, as evidenced by the three films brought together for the first time in this Blu-ray™ box set: her debut film The Secret (1979), a mystical thriller with a fragmented narrative; her great success Boat People (1982), a political drama screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival; and the romantic Love in a Fallen City (1984), which portrays a little-known chapter of Hong Kong's past with rare accuracy.
Available in a 2-Blu-ray box set
Rigid case + Digipak
HD Masters
Original versions with French subtitles
THE 3 FILMS
BLU-RAY 1:
BOAT PEOPLE (New 4K Restoration – 1982 – Color – 109 min)
In 1978, Japanese photographer Akutagawa comes to report on the young Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He quickly begins to doubt what he sees: behind the facade of enthusiasm lies misery, famine, and police repression…
THE SECRET (New 2K Restoration – 1979 – Color – 90 min)
Hong Kong, 1970. The mutilated bodies of a man and a woman are found in a forest. The police quickly apprehend a suspect with a mental disability. Meanwhile, Ah Ming, a friend of the deceased, seeks to learn more about this tragedy and discovers the existence of a mysterious woman linked to the couple...
BLU-RAY 2:
LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY (HD Restoration – 1984 – Color – 98 min)
Shanghai, 1941. Divorced for years, Pai Liu-su leaves for Hong Kong where she begins to frequent the high society of the British colony. She then meets the rich and charming Fan Liu-yuan…
+ WORLD EXCLUSIVE UNRELEASED FILM BY ANN HUI:
ELEGIES (2023 – Color – 106 min)
Ann Hui's latest film, completely unreleased in France and never edited worldwide!
Ann Hui returns to her first love with this film about poetry that examines the legacy of the Hong Kong literary scene. The voices of two poets with very distinct ideals and lifestyles echo each other like two opposing poles of the same reality.
BONUS FEATURES
. ANN HUI AND STANLEY KWAN: CONVERSATION ABOUT "BOAT PEOPLE" (27 min - HD)
. THE RESTORATION OF "THE SECRET" (8 min – HD)
. TRAILERS "BOAT PEOPLE" / "LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY" / "ELEGIES"
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2 BDs • HIGH DEFINITION MASTERS • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
Respected 1.85 Format • Color • Total Film Duration: 298 min
Release Date: March 17, 2026
