Life is Cheap…But Toilet Paper is Expensive.
(eVideo)
Contributors
Nakasako, Spencer, film director.
Wang, Wayne, film director.
Miao, Cora, actor.
Wong, Victor, actor.
Lo, Wei, actor.
Wang, Wayne, film director.
Miao, Cora, actor.
Wong, Victor, actor.
Lo, Wei, actor.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Arbelos Films, 1989., Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Format
eVideo
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Cora Miao, Victor Wong, Wei Lo
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Arbelos Films in 1989.
Description
Exploding a seemingly simple premise – a nameless “cowboy” courier arrives in pre-Handover Hong Kong to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a mercurial Mob boss whilst becoming entangled with his femme fatale mistress. Independent filmmaking legend Wayne Wang’s LIFE IS CHEAP…BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE barrels through inspired genre deconstruction, guerrilla docu-fiction and fierce political jeremiad, all with a keen sense of humor and one of the richest visual palettes of the 1990s.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nakasako, S., Wang, W., Miao, C., Wong, V., & Lo, W. (1989). Life is Cheap…But Toilet Paper is Expensive . Arbelos Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spencer, Nakasako et al.. 1989. Life Is Cheap…But Toilet Paper Is Expensive. Arbelos Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spencer, Nakasako et al.. Life Is Cheap…But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Arbelos Films, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nakasako, Spencer,, et al. Life Is Cheap…But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Arbelos Films, 1989.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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Grouped Work ID
66b8bdae-c132-fe70-09df-c8166dc0f820-eng
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| Last Update | 2024-06-04 13:11:28PM |
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