![Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/z1NV3lUMGgW1qSwJURdSXgSzlYV.jpg)
Tony Rayns
Antony Rayns is a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.066 |
Birthday | 1948-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Great Britain |
Also Known As |
![Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lEXL4X7AZkG0s4KFg7s5m1sI3h5.jpg)
2012
![Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lEXL4X7AZkG0s4KFg7s5m1sI3h5.jpg)
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
0/0
Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through intervie...
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Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
![Hold You Tight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fSSYnxLcggH4zzqftCDJVctZ3KZ.jpg)
1998
![Hold You Tight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fSSYnxLcggH4zzqftCDJVctZ3KZ.jpg)
Hold You Tight
5.2/10
Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing ev...
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Hold You Tight
![Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g6TV6SfMs3HGSGftvkel8GIqDXw.jpg)
2014
![Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g6TV6SfMs3HGSGftvkel8GIqDXw.jpg)
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.125/16
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cin...
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
![Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8osx1pUTmKENe3SqKxMJBYXFYoI.jpg)
1983
![Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8osx1pUTmKENe3SqKxMJBYXFYoI.jpg)
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
6.6/5
Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.
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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
![London Calling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1kBh5FGOVyOuZfRkkBlSf8R4LpZ.jpg)
1985
![London Calling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1kBh5FGOVyOuZfRkkBlSf8R4LpZ.jpg)
London Calling
0/0
While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a myster...
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London Calling
![Jubilee: A Time Less Golden](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2003
![Jubilee: A Time Less Golden](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
5/4
Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".
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Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
![Jury](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a8TNpHaMpF6pnDkSLW5eFRVBQmb.jpg)
2013
![Jury](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a8TNpHaMpF6pnDkSLW5eFRVBQmb.jpg)
Jury
6.3/3
After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the mes...
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Jury
![The Cinema on the Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mSyEM9s7YCIsQ1IFZVh9nZxncDO.jpg)
1995
![The Cinema on the Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mSyEM9s7YCIsQ1IFZVh9nZxncDO.jpg)
The Cinema on the Road
5/4
A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo
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The Cinema on the Road
![Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fYNfCxRiBHTo4WAb7OFyTzwdtmp.jpg)
2006
![Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fYNfCxRiBHTo4WAb7OFyTzwdtmp.jpg)
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
10/1
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece
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Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
![New Chinese Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lgxJlUs3bCQRPkJK8qFcTYMwJw7.jpg)
1989
![New Chinese Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lgxJlUs3bCQRPkJK8qFcTYMwJw7.jpg)
New Chinese Cinema
0/0
Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.
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New Chinese Cinema
![Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vXCanadst4L0EkzwXiKWt9AQvmu.jpg)
1983
![Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vXCanadst4L0EkzwXiKWt9AQvmu.jpg)
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
0/0
History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisat...
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Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
![Serialized Success](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2013
![Serialized Success](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Serialized Success
1/1
In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character, a...
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Serialized Success
![The Art of Akira Kurosawa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wuIIyhiqT7MhetWSgGNkxKtLvpc.jpg)
2013
![The Art of Akira Kurosawa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wuIIyhiqT7MhetWSgGNkxKtLvpc.jpg)
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
0/0
Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence.
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The Art of Akira Kurosawa
![Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2015
![Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
0/0
New video interview with film critic Tony Rayns
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Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth
![Derek Jarman: A Portrait](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mqBJ12z0nSdRAOj5jmEgKQLY3Z.jpg)
1991
![Derek Jarman: A Portrait](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mqBJ12z0nSdRAOj5jmEgKQLY3Z.jpg)
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
0/0
A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and frie...
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Derek Jarman: A Portrait
![Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2009
![Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
0/0
Interview with film critic Tony Rayns was conducted in December 2008.
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Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships
![Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/twJB4sEqihVoIvFYevctLhhFm0Q.jpg)
1983
![Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/twJB4sEqihVoIvFYevctLhhFm0Q.jpg)
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
0/0
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider fil...
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Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
![Damaged Romance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9duoYOtngg8M7YVIgedPtS63Mqv.jpg)
2016
![Damaged Romance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9duoYOtngg8M7YVIgedPtS63Mqv.jpg)
Damaged Romance
0/0
An appreciation by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns
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Damaged Romance
![Free Parajanov](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
![Free Parajanov](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Free Parajanov
0/0
Interview with Tony Rayns
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Free Parajanov
![Home Movies 1971-81](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/95USeVGGGiVd8b8I3525itz3Ta.jpg)
1985
![Home Movies 1971-81](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/95USeVGGGiVd8b8I3525itz3Ta.jpg)
Home Movies 1971-81
0/0
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
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Home Movies 1971-81
![The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/madbB2NoEAt0Ne8h6NG78Xj9m1J.jpg)
1989
![The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/madbB2NoEAt0Ne8h6NG78Xj9m1J.jpg)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon
0/0
Jonathan Ross travels to Hong Kong to explore the inventive cinema of Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy master filmmaker Tsui Hark, taking a detour to explore...
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon
![Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2RYAO4pZTBrnDjpoawR3zxkVN8R.jpg)
1998
![Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2RYAO4pZTBrnDjpoawR3zxkVN8R.jpg)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.4/7
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explor...
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
![An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RNs9IhpXpiNvINF5DhgOGe7Lns.jpg)
![An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RNs9IhpXpiNvINF5DhgOGe7Lns.jpg)
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident
0/0
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