L-R: Lau, Hao/ABC AudioThe Movie Emperor, the Chinese-language film featuring global star Andy Lau, had its well-received premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in its Gala Presentations section on September 15.
Ironically, Lau plays Lau Wai-chi, a famous star who badly wants some movie festival cred.
To that end, he s willing to shed his vanity and go native, so to speak, going on location to lend authenticity to playing a poor villager in an art house film.
However, he soon realizes how accustomed he s become to being a pampered star.
The comedy takes a satirical look at celebrity and the industry surrounding it, what with Andy s character having to put up with interviews from decades-younger "influencers" whose fame he doesn t understand as well as your usual fizzy showbiz journalists.
"In real life I have encountered some that are much worse than in the film," Lau says with a laugh, through a translator.
The movie was direc
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