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Known for its rich history and picturesque scenery, Monaco invites you on a visual journey to explore the second smallest country in the world. Monaco Film Festival in Hong Kong will be presenting a curated list of 6 spectacular films, showcasing the beautiful scenes of Monte-Carlo and the gorgeous natural landscapes. From vintage titles to animated films, Monaco Film Festival hopes to highlight Monaco through the last 60 years and undoubtedly entice you to discover and stay in Monaco, the crown jewel of the French Riviera.

Learn about the stories behind each film and how they intertwine with Monaco!

Movie Line-up

 

To Catch A Thief 捉賊記 (1955) 

Screening Date: 9 December 2018 - 7:30pm

Rating to be advised
In English
106 minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
Genre: Crime/Thriller

Synopsis: John Robie (Cary Grant), a reformed jewel thief who was once known as "The Cat," is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed.

概要:John Robie (加利格蘭飾),綽號「貓賊」的珠寶神偷早已金盤洗手,卻被認定是豪華酒店接二連三的珠寶盜竊案的疑犯,所以他決定重出江湖還自己一個清白並以一對富有的母女為餌,設下陷阱引出真正的幕後黑手。當他遇到富婆 (Jessie Royce Landis 飾) 的女兒Frances (嘉麗絲姬莉飾) 後,他的計畫並沒有當初所想的順利。Frances相信他是清白的並竭力幫助他逃跑,以證明她對他的愛,於電影緊張刺激的高潮,真正的賊出現了。電影榮獲三項奧斯卡金像獎提名,其中包括最佳攝影。

Un Homme et Une Femme 男歡女愛 (1966)

Screening Date: 2 December 2018 - 7:30pm

Rating to be advised
In French With English Subtitles
102 minutes
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh
Genre: Drama/Romance

Synopsis: A woman, her daughter and her memories. A rally pilot and his son. Cars, trains and a beach. A love story, a score that went around the world ... A script girl, inconsolable since the death of her stuntman husband, meets in Deauville a car racing pilot whose wife has committed suicide in despair. They love each other, reject each other, find each other and love each other again.

概要:電影圍繞一個女人(安諾艾美飾)、她的女兒和她的回憶與一名育有兒子的賽車手(尚· 路易· 特罕狄釀飾)發生在車、火車和海灘上的愛情故事。一名無法走出喪夫之痛的寡婦於多維爾 (Deauville)遇上一名因自殺而喪妻的賽車手,兩人離離合合最終也走在一起,展開這段愛情故事。

Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies 賽車群英會 (1969)

Screening Date: 1 December 2018 - 5:00pm

Rating to be advised
In English
130 minutes
Director: Ken Annakin, Sam Itzkovitch
Cast: Tony Curtis, Terry Thomas, Peter Cook
Genre: Comedy

Synopsis: Drivers have come from all over the world to compete in the annual race at Monte Carlo, Monaco. Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas) is a wealthy industrialist who, on the eve of the rally, gambles away half of his company to Chester Schofield (Tony Curtis). Cuthbert proposes that the winner of the race takes everything, which inspires the other drivers, including an English Army duo (Peter Cook, Dudley Moore) and a treasure-smuggling convict (Gert Frobe) to put the pedal to the metal.

概要:   來自世界各地的車手都參加了摩納哥蒙特卡洛的年度比賽。Cuthbert Ware-Armitage爵士(泰瑞· 托馬斯飾)是一位富有的實業家,在集會前夕,他將公司的一半賭注押於切斯特斯科菲爾德(東尼·柯蒂斯飾)。Cuthbert提出,比賽的勝利者可獲得全數獎金以激勵其他車手,包括英國軍隊二人組(彼得·庫克飾)和一個偷竊寶藏的囚犯(翟科比飾)聞言亦全速前進。

Never Say Never Again 鐵金剛勇奪巡航導彈 (1983)

Screening Date: 8 December 2018 - 7:25pm

Rating to be advised
In English
134 minutes
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger, Bernie Casey
Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: An aging James Bond makes an uncharacteristic mistake during a routine training mission, leading M to believe that the legendary British Intelligence spy is now past his prime. M indefinitely suspends Bond from active duty. However, when SPECTRE member Fatima Bush and her fellow terrorists successfully steal two nuclear missiles from the U.S. military, M must reinstate Bond, as he is the only agent who can beat SPECTRE at their own game of espionage.

概要: 年老的占士邦(辛康納利飾) 在常規訓練任務中犯下一個不尋常的錯誤,令M覺得傳說中的英國情報組織已經過了它的全盛時期,於是M決定無限期終止占士邦的職責。與此同時,SPECTRE成員Fatima Bush和她的同黨成功從美軍偷取兩枚核導彈。M迫於無奈只好讓占士邦復職以解決燃眉之急,因為只有他才可以打破SPECTRE的間諜活動。

Hors de Prix 珠光寶戲 (2006)

Screening Date: 1 December 2018 - 7:30pm

Rating to be advised
In French With English Subtitles
106 minutes
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam
Genre: Comedy/Romance

Synopsis: Jean, a shy waiter working in a grand hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by beautiful, scheming adventuress Irène. When she discovers his lowly status, Irène beats a quick retreat. But lovestruck Jean has no intention of letting her escape, and pursues her to the Côte d'Azur. Quickly running out of money, he adopts his beloved's lifestyle, setting himself up as a gigolo and moving in to a magnificent luxury hotel. Irène at last accepts this new Jean. She starts to give him advice, she grows closer and closer to him, not realizing that love is working its subtle magic on her too.

概要: Jean (蓋德艾曼翰飾)女是一名害羞的酒店服務員,被一位美麗且詭計多端的冒險家Irène (柯德莉塔圖飾) 誤以為是百萬富翁。當Irène發覺他的真面目後,她快速撤退。但被愛情衝昏頭腦的Jean並無意讓她離開,甚至追求她到法國南部的蔚藍海岸。Jean很快便花光所有積儲,於是他當了一名男妓然後搬進一所頂級豪華酒店居住。Irène最終接受這個全新的Jean,她開始給他建議並與他的關係越來越密切,卻未發現兩人之間的愛情開始漸漸地萌芽。

L'Arnacoeur 代客????女 (2010)

Screening Date: 15 December 2018 - 7:30pm

Rating to be advised
In French With English Subtitles
104 minutes
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Cast: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier
Genre: Romance/Comedy

Synopsis: Alex and his sister break up couples for a living. From Morocco to Monaco to Paris, no location is too far and no challenge is too great. With a 100% success rate, they're at the top of their game. When a wealthy man hires them to break up his daughter and her boyfriend, the rules start to bend. After a thorough investigation, there is no doubt that they are the perfect couple. Money problems, however, cause them to take on the job. After a couple of days with Juliette, even Alex, the most professional of professionals can't resist her allure. It's looking like the agency's reputation is at stake, and for the first time ever, the heartbreaker risks being the victim of a broken heart!

概要: 亞歷(羅曼杜希飾)和姊姊從事「拆散鴛鴦」的生意。不論是摩洛哥或摩納哥或巴黎,地域對他們從不構成問題。他們能去任何地方,挑戰任何考驗。他們是行內頂尖高手,從未失敗。這次,他們的原則終於受到嚴峻的考驗。一名富商僱用亞歷去拆散他的女兒和男友。經過仔細的調查後,亞歷發現二人毫無疑問是幸褔美滿兼完美的一對。可是,原則始終敵不過燃眉的財務問題。縱使違反了第一項原則,亞歷仍接受了工作。跟茱莉(雲妮莎帕拉迪斯飾)相處幾天後,最專業的亞歷連僅餘的原則也違反了-他愛上了茱莉。所有原則都已違反,亞歷的事業也面臨前所未見的危機,而他也將首次淪為這碎心事業的受害者…

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Monaco: Back to the Future (2017)

Private Screening Only

Rating to be advised
In French With English Subtitles
60 minutes
Director: Christine Oberdorff
Cast: H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and many Monaco personalities
Genre: Documentary

Synopsis: Directed by Christine Oberdorff for Ushuaïa TV, the documentary pays tribute to Monaco's Princes long lasting personal engagement for ground breaking technologies. From Albert I of Monaco, father of Oceanography, to the current Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco, from the launching of a blimp from Monaco's shores to a prototype helicopter lifted off the ground for the first time inside the Oceanographic Museum in the beginning of the 20th century, the film also recounts modern saga such as the Solar Impulse adventure, the development of Venturi electric vehicles and the hydrogen ship 'Energy Observer' set to complete its tour of France in Monaco. Accompanying Prince Albert II of Monaco, Ms Oberdorff discovers these great technological adventures initiated or supported by the Principality in the last 100 years.

概要: 這是由Christine Oberdorff為Ushuaïa TV執導的紀錄片,紀念摩納哥的王子長年致力開創新技術。從海洋之父阿爾貝一世至現在的阿爾貝二世,紀錄摩納哥海岸發射飛艇及一架原型直升機於二十世紀初在海洋博物館內首次升空的片段。紀錄片亦敘述一系列的現代傳奇故事,其中包括陽光動力冒險、文丘里效應電動車的發展和氫氣船「Energy Observer」於摩納哥完成它的法國之旅。伴隨著阿爾貝二世,Oberdorff女士發現摩納哥過去一百年所支持的偉大科技發展及歷程。

Main Organisers

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Monaco Government Tourist Bureau - Asia Office

Monaco Government Tourist Bureau has its Asian Headquarters in Singapore, covering 12 territories in Asia, including Southeast Asia, Greater China and South Korea. The Tourism Bureau handles general tourist information about Monaco, MICE requests and aims to promote Monaco as a desired destination for Asian travellers.

Monaco Government Tourist Bureau is the organiser of the annual Monaco Film Festival in Asia.

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Emperor Cinemas 英皇戲院 (Entertainment Building)

Our Official Cinema Partner, Emperor Cinemas, was unveiled on the 3/F of Entertainment Building, Queen's Road Central in mid-October 2017. Located at the very heart of metropolitan Hong Kong, next to Lan Kwai Fong, Emperor Cinemas has four intimate luxury cinema houses and one VIP house, The Coronet, offering a total of 219 seats.

2017年,首間香港英皇戲院進駐中環娛樂行3樓及4樓兩層,經過一年的籌備及優化工程,戲院將於十月以典雅設計、創新意念、優越服務及特色餐飲隆重登場,迎合大都會生活節奏及享樂品味,戲院不再只是欣賞電影的地方,而成為享受生活與趣味的娛樂熱點,為英皇戲院登陸香港打響頭炮,勢必成為中環娛樂新地標。

英皇戲院位處國際大都會心臟地帶中環娛樂行,毗鄰蘭桂坊,佔地面積超過16,000平方尺,設有5間獨立影院,包括貴賓影院 The Coronet,共提供逾200個舒適座位。

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Programmes

 

 

Exclusive Monaco Film Festival Menu

 

7 - 13 December 2018

 

 

Pop-Up Exhibition @ Opera Gallery

 

Elizabeth Wessel and Monaco

 

6 - 13 December 2018

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