Evans Chan

Film director

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Who is Evans Chan?

Evans Chan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director. His work usually focuses on exploring identities of Hong Kong people, such as To Liv, Crossings and The Map of Sex and Love.

To Liv is the most famous films among his works. It is a film about the protagonist writes letter to famous Norwegian Liv Ullman to express discontents about her criticisms on Hong Kong Government's policies dealing with Vietnam Boat people. The film is a metaphor concerning the identity crisis of Hong Kong people in facing the June Fourth Incident and 1997 Handover.

To Liv is widely acclaimed by academic scholars and film critics. The film received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in Golden Horse Film Festival 1992.

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on July 23, 2013

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