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First feature of Matt Wu pays homage to several European directors and movements, and shows some important talents – among them the talents to tame Aaron Kwok, and not to become a slave of inspirations and models. In “One Night Only”, he offers a world, where the story of two strangers in the night works smoother and better than its script suggests. That makes the film an overall entertaining experience, despite all its ups and downs.

Gao Ye (Aaron Kwok) is a gambler, he is very very late with his rent, and in general, he is out of luck. Suddenly, a knock on his door changes not only the course of that night, but also his life. Momo (Yang Zishan) introduces herself as a prostitute hired by/for Ye and forces herself in. After a while, she lets Ye to all the money she has on her, and...

The concept of memory and its connection to reality is a theme that has produced cinematic masterpieces, with Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” being one of the most prominent sample. Taiwanese director Leste Chen tackles this theme by adding scifi and crime thriller elements.

“Aroused by Gymnopedies” will screen at the New York Asian Film Festival, that will be on June 30 to July 16

The story takes place in 2025, when the erasing of undesired memories and feelings has become a trend. Jiang Feng is an author on the verge of divorcing his wife, Zhang Daichen.. In order to leave the painful memories of their marriage behind, he decides to erase them. After the procedure, he is given a device that can reinstate his memories, if he ever regrets his decision. However, the technology of the memory-erase dictates that in the case of reinstating, one has 72 hours to decide whether he will keep or erase his memories permanently.