The Asian Summer Film Festival in Vic is a mix of genres and styles that turns into a filmic cocktail that caters for all the tastes and audiences.
Most blockbusters and explosives
One of the most amazing blockbusters this year is Ip Man 3. Donnie Yen becomes Bruce Lee again for the third, and last, episode of this already classic saga. This elegantly made film, distributed in our country by Isaan Entertainment, has fantastic action choreographies. Hong Kong is also the place where the Office is set, Johnnie To’s latest creation, who now directs a musical wonderfully.
Indian cinema will show its full commercial potential with Baaghi, a martial arts body count with all the Bollywood ingredients, and 24, a Tamil blockbuster by the producers of Enthiran. The Robot takes us travelling through time thanks to a witty plot with first class special effects. There are also Chinese blockbusters such Monster Hunt, the second highest grossing film in history. It is a family wu xia adventure with real actors that interact with animated monsters, created by the team who worked with Shrek. Another Chinese film is Chongging Hot pot, a combination of genres that turns into an action film and a black comedy.
One of the artistic gems of the festival will be from Taiwan, The Arti, an animated feature film with CGI and traditional puppets. It has been a huge craze in Asia and a sequel is already in the making.
Films from Japan, the guest country this year, will surprise everyone with the inaugural film, The Mohican Comes Home, a comedy that breaks generational stereotypes; No Longer Heroine, a successful romantic comedy based in a popular manga, and two live action episodes of Attack on Titan. Before MediaTres launches them next September, Nitòmans, the festival spectators, will be able to enjoy it at the preview screening during the festival. This will be the icing of the retrospective dedicated to kaijû eiga, Japanese monster films, that will spread horror across Vic with terrifying creatures such as Godzilla, Gamera or Gappa.
