Australia 2007, English and Mandarin with English subtitles, 35mm, 105 min
Director: Tony Ayres
Screenplay : Tony Ayres
Cinematography: Nigel Bluck
Cast: Joan Chen, Qi Yuwu, Joel Lok, Irene Chen, Steve Vilder, Darren Yap, Annette Shun Wah, Kerry Walker
Print Source: Fortissimo films
In The Home Song Stories , the incomparable Joan Chen plays glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer Rose, who marries a sailor from Melbourne and moves with her two children to Australia . When the relationship withers after just one week, the Rose sets her sights on Sydney .
Following a string of affairs, she gets seriously involved in a tempestuous affair with a younger man but becomes enraged when he takes note of her daughter's blossoming beauty. Beautifully shot, and brilliantly acted, this tragicomic and semi-autobiographical film perfectly conveys the dilemma of a mother torn between her maternal instincts and her desire to find personal happiness.
With luxuriant visuals and a touching script, The Home Song Stories speaks bittersweet volumes about distance, diaspora and the notion of belonging.
The Cape Winelands will again at the 2012 edition of this festival present a series of Masterclasses and workshops. These events are sponsored by the City of Cape Town and Wesgro.
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film has the magic of a fairy tale and the simplicity of a folk tale. Wonderfully immersive, slow and dreamy, 
