{"id":69218,"date":"2026-07-16T19:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69218"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:26:46","slug":"hong-kong-director-andrew-lau-reflects-on-infernal-affairs-and-his-other-most-iconic-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69218","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong director Andrew Lau reflects on Infernal Affairs and his other most iconic films"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Andrew Lau Wai-keung is one of Hong Kong\u2019s most successful \u2013 and prolific \u2013 filmmakers. Having directed more than 40 films and served as cinematographer on almost 70, his vast filmography spans triad films, psychological thrillers, romances, ghost stories, car-racing films, Category III adult features and even a musical.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel that I have one style that I use in all my movies,\u201d he tells the South China Morning Post in an interview at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), where he is the 2026 Filmmaker in Focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I choose a story, I try to find a new look to suit that individual movie \u2013 I don\u2019t try to apply the same \u2018Andrew Lau style\u2019 to each one. I don\u2019t want to say, \u2018This is in Andrew Lau\u2019s style,\u2019 because my style consists of many different styles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind the lens<\/h3>\n
Ultimately, it is Lau\u2019s skilful cinematography that binds his body of work together. He started his career in 1981 as a camera assistant at Shaw Brothers and worked his way up to cinematographer in 1985. He went on to shoot Ringo Lam Ling-tung<\/span>\u2019s classic City on Fire<\/em><\/span> (1987) and Wong Kar-wai<\/span>\u2019s directorial debut, As Tears Go By<\/em><\/span> (1988), among many others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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