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Hong Kong Heritage Museum x Hong Kong Film Archive Film Screening and Post-screening Talk Series

The Ace - The Sam Hui Legacy: Swordsman (1990) Film Screening and Post-screening Talk | Programme Replay (Highlights)

This film is adapted from one of Jin Yong's martial arts classic novels. It tells the story of a young swordsman, Linghu Chong, played by Sam Hui, who found himself caught in a world of intrigue and adventure in search of a long gone martial arts manual dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The film won multiple awards at the 27th Golden Horse Awards and the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards. An in-depth discussion exploring the film's creative concept, martial arts design and the soundtracks among other aspects, will be hosted by invited speakers after the screening, allowing the audience to have a better understanding of the trends and development of Hong Kong martial arts films.