Tony Rayns Movies

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have...

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his...

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

A documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece.

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

In this short documentary, film critic Tony Rayns discusses director King Hu and A Touch of Zen.

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

Early film by Tony Rayns.

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the...

Shot in 1983, edited for the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985, a short documentary about Shanghai Animation Studio.