The Pink Panther
Dir: Blake Edwards
USA, 1963, 114 minmins, 35mm
Cast: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Claudia Cardinale
The“pink panther”is a fabulous gem in the plot – and in cinema history. Owned by an Indian princess (Claudia Cardinale) in exile, this rare diamond sparks a comic invention of a cat-and-mouse game between a gentleman thief known as the Phantom (David Niven) and a bumbling detective. Blake Edwards’s comedy will be forever remembered just for introducing Henry Mancini’s theme music and the iconic “pink panther” cartoon character featured in the film’s title sequence, but its lasting influence really belongs to Inspector Clouseau, whose scene-stealing and largely improvised slapstick comedy served as a showcase for the inimitable talents of the great Peter Sellers.
1/2 (SAT): Film talk* with Fung Ka-ming
*Post-screening talk is cancelled due to change in speaker’s schedule.
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Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Chinese Subtitles
Full House
Remarks
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2. Screenings at Emperor Cinemas iSQUARE, Emperor Cinemas Times Square and PREMIERE Elements : tickets are available at URBTIX till 5pm one day before respective screening, after which tickets will be available only at the box office of the respective venue on the day of screening, subject to availability.
3. Screenings at HK Arts Centre and M+ Cinema : tickets are available at URBTIX outlets until one hour before the screening, after which tickets are available at URBTIX website and mobile app. On-the-day tickets will also be available at the Self-service Ticketing Kiosk of the respective venue, subject to availability.
4. Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.
5. While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.
