Abstract
Being a pre-1997 Hong Kong diaspora, Clara Law highlights the inner struggle of Hong Kongers in the process of emigration in her two films Autumn Moon (1992) and Floating Life (1996) to portray Hong Kongers’ fear of the future before the handover. The aim of this chapter is to investigate the fantasized dreams of leaving Hong Kong in Autumn Moon and the shredded dreams of emigration in Floating Life. Autumn Moon portrays the typical mindset of Hong Kongers who are planning to emigrate before 1997. They see Hong Kong only as a place of transit, and this mindset alienates them from the city. However, Floating Life deals with the cruel reality that Hong Kong immigrants have to face after they have settled in the West. Having difficulties assimilating into the new culture, the cultural difference alienates them from the “new home.” Leaving their roots and being rootless make them feel displaced and isolated, and these could strengthen the hybrid identities of Hong Kong diasporas. It is through this kind of struggle that the notions of displacement and alienation have been revealed in the films.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Chinese Diasporic Writers and Artists |
| Subtitle of host publication | Reimagining Identity and the Self beyond and without China |
| Pages | 131-147 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040426517 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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