重塑战后香港:冷战背景下的香港电影制片组

Reshaping Hong Kong after the War: Hong Kong Film Unit under the Cold War

香港电影制片组作为英国在港的官方电影机构,体现出冷战文化思维,并重塑战后香港形象。从历史出发,制片组沿袭了战时宣传策略,主要制作通俗易懂的影片。在影片叙事方面,体现出殖民与冷战的双重印记,展现出港英当局在香港的治理与建设,也传递了"自由思想"与现代意识。电影宣传策略上,流动放映团队既吸引了本地观众,又构建出对港英当局及自我身份的集体想象。本文通过回顾香港制片组的生产与放映机制,期望能够借此窥探香港复杂的文化冷战历史。

As the official film agency in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Film Unit embodied Cold War culture and reshaped the image of post-war Hong Kong. From a historical perspective, the unit followed the wartime propaganda strategy and mainly produced films that were easy to understand. In terms of narrative, the film reflects both colonial and Cold War imprints, showing the colonial government’s construction in Hong Kong, as well as conveying modern consciousness. The film’s promotional strategy is a mobile screening team that both attracts local audiences and constructs imaginary of the colonial government and self-identity. By reviewing the production and screening of Hong Kong Film Unit, this paper hopes to provide a glimpse into the complex history of Hong Kong’s cold war culture.