Thursday, April 28, 2005

Cafe Lumiere



This is another splendid film by Hou. The film has thhe signature of the director - it is about nothing and it is about everything. The script may be boring to someone because the story is bland, but the message of life is delivered through the actors with minimal dialogues. The tension and emotions just penetrate into the viewer's heart. That really dfferentiates a great director from a good director. The soundtrack is first-rated, however, it is a pity that a CD is not released. The New York Times has a very positive review on the film. Another two Chinese reviews ( http://140.138.147.33/twlai/archives/000107.html and http://140.138.147.33/twlai/archives/000099.html) about Cafe Lumiere are worth to read. Here is another one by a Hong Kong author.

Monday, April 25, 2005

Friday, April 08, 2005

Exhibition on Impressionism Paintings


Gift from the Exhibition
I went to the exhibition on Impressionism today. I joined the guided tour during the viewing. The lady who guided the tour explained the selected paintings in detail. I remembered one saying by her - try to feel what kind of persons are the painters when you view their work. Very inspiring!

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Saturday, April 02, 2005

3 Pacific Place



Three Pacific Place completes the last phase of the development. This phase has a prominent transparent-glass structure which is different from the other two phases. I find this building very attractive especially at night because its transparent structure is totally revealed by the lighting inside.