![]() ![]() The conference, which will be held in English, will start with the documentary "Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema" by Calum Waddell, and will conclude with a panel discussion. ![]() Please select a Creative Commons License during upload so that others will know what they may. We will also be joined by Dr Victor Fan (King’s College, London) who will turn his wide-ranging expertise on Chinese cinema and politics on to the crazy, bizarre and confrontational world of Category III. These videos are available for free download. Examining films before and after the handover of Hong Kong to China, Dr Calum Waddell (University of Lincoln) will interrogate the ways in which these films seem to foreshadow the current political crisis in Hong Kong. As often in extreme exploitation movies, these films challenged a whole range of societal norms and French critic Julien Sévéon will explore the taboo breaking quality of Category III films that has made them such a cultish draw for so many. In turns gory sexualised, violent and just plain outrageous, Category III films quickly gained a reputation as cult films. The Best 'Hong Kong Category III' Movies Rank This Chart Best Worst Detailed List Gallery per page 1 2 3 Next 1 Happy Together 1997, 96 min. The 1990s were a notorious period in the history Hong Kong cinema.
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