The Secret (1979)
Reviewed by: hkcinema on 1999-12-08
Not a straight murder thriller, but rather a kind ofpsychological horror movie that is grounded in local superstition and beliefs. Covering her canvas with intricate details (some of which were culled from Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now), Ann Hui's debut feature evokes a sense of mystery and impending doom through the description of Chinese rituals and deference to symbols associated with death, marriage, and birth. The movie was one of the first to herald the arrival of the new wave and remains one of Hui's best.

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