Elegies movie review: Ann Hui documentary is a dual portrait of Hong Kong poets Huang Canran and Liu Waitong – and a subtle lament for the city they once called home
3.5/5 stars In a match made in literary heaven, Ann Hui On-wah – one of Hong Kong cinema’s most intellectual filmmakers – is the director behind Elegies, a feature-length documentary about the city’s contemporary poetry scene, the art of writing, its financial pressure and the Hong Kong that has been described in poems. Who else …