The House of 72 Tenants: Depiction of Hongkong Cinema Within the US
Commentaries
• Purpose: to cultivate the habits of critical reading by making arguments and providing evidence
• Content: identify an argument (not merely a topic) from a required reading (with direct quotations and page numbers) and discuss it in relation to the designated film of the day
• Focus: your ability to articulate someone else’ argument and state your interpretation of a film in relation to that argument; mere factual information or plot summary won’t count as argument
• Length: 1 double-space page or 350 words for each short paper; the portion in excess of the limit will not be graded for credit
• Grading: out of 10 points for each commentary, 3 for identification of an argument and logical transition, 3 points for film discussion focused on details, and 4 for writing (grammar, expression, coherence, style)
Required film: Chu Yuan, The House of Seventy-two Tenants(1973; 98 m) FVLDV 1219-1
google drive link of the film:
https://drive(dot)google(dot)com/file/d/1QGfpJ_Fg0gB4pzuWPTG6Fz5CVYM88g3V/view?usp=sharing
Required Reading: Zhang, Pages 180-188
Lau on Michael Hui, in Fu & Desser, 158-175
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The House of 72 Tenants
The film employs satire and comedy and would best fit the definition of a celebration of the ordinary person. The House of 72 Tenants has several characters in the script, bringing a sense of an endless parade. The film gives the viewer an understanding of the life of the low-class citizens of Hong Kong, despite the exaggeration. The film depicts an unforgiving day at work for the regular residents of Hong Kong. Lau terms it as “which succinctly portrays the hardship suffered by a working-class family” (p. 159). Despite the difficult situation, the film highlights positivity by indicating the tight bonds between community members (Dragon Fruit TV). It also shows the importance of the social bonds between the members of a community.
The film brings the image of Hong Kong cinema within the U.S. The film was staged in 1973, during a time when “Hong Kong cinema started gaining fame in the United States.” (Lau, pp. 158). The most outstanding element of the film...
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