Love Massacre 4K Restoration

This film will be screened in-person only. Note that there will be 2 screenings of this film.

Set in the United States and written by Joyce Chan, LOVE MASSACRE follows college student Ivy (Brigitte Lin) as she tries to help her friend Joy, who is depressed and delirious after a breakup. Ivy soon becomes involved with Joy’s married brother, Chu Chung. Suffering from a hereditary mental illness, Chung eventually spirals into violence as he breaks into Ivy’s dormitory and goes on a killing spree.

This unsettling, visually striking Hong Kong New Wave gem — thanks to William Chang’s debut as art director — exudes an experimental spirit, uses bold colours to express emotion on screen, and transforms Lin’s image as the golden girl of Taiwanese romantic dramas.

Content warning: blood/gore, death, self-harm/suicide, violence

Patrick Tam started his career in television at TVB. The first feature film he directed was THE SWORD (1980), an innovative wuxia film that helped usher in the era of the Hong Kong New Wave. His knack for visual flair continued to flourish in LOVE MASSACRE (1981), NOMAD (1982), and FINAL VICTORY (1987). He was awarded Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards for AFTER THIS OUR EXILE (2006).

Producer: David Tong

Writer: Joyce Chen

Executive Producer: Patrick Lung Kong

Screenplay: Joyce Chan

Art Director: William Chang

Director of Photography: Brian Lai

Editor: Johnson Chow