The Drunkard

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Freddie Wong Kwok-Siu's The Drunkard (2010) is set to be released on Blu-ray on April 21. Courtesy of Hong Kong-based distributors Panorama. Screened at the Hong Kong Film Festival.

Variety:

The Drunkard" reps a sincere if uneven adaptation of Chinese author Liu Yichang's celebrated 1963 novel about a middle-aged writer whose artistic ideals evaporate in a fog of booze and dames. Helmed by film critic-turned-filmmaker Freddie Wong, pic stylishly evokes a long-gone Hong Kong, but the protag's downward spiral lacks the high-voltage physical and emotional energy the story calls for. A modest future in regional arthouses and specialized broadcast is indicated; domestic release details are yet to be confirmed.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943908/

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