（之一）

10/7星期六傍晚，感谢好友赠票，我们夫妇俩驱车前往城里参加了芝加哥亚洲电影节的闭幕式，观看了韩国参展的一部喜剧片《Killing Romance》。此影片风格虽然不属于我俩喜欢的类型，但了解到一些韩国电影的近况、见到了获奖男主角（也是奥斯卡获奖片《寄生虫》的主演之一）及影片的主创人员，并且在现场喜逢多位本地热爱影视艺术的老朋友，实为一段欢欣时光。对电影的内容和表现手法既然非我所爱，在此也就不妄加评论了。存几张随拍为记。

放映厅入口处。

闭幕式热闹的现场：

电影节创办人Sophia Wong Boccio致辞。（我们座位离舞台较远，手机片不够清晰）

芝加哥市电影制作交流办公室的负责人向韩国影星Lee Sun-Kyun/李善均颁奖。

获奖影星发言（右边的女士是英文翻译）。

摄影记者们。

以下摘录几段关于亚洲跃动电影节的网络介绍：

Pod talk: Sophia Wong Boccio on Asian Pop-Up Cinema SEASON 17 (hollywoodchicago.com)

CHICAGO – Fall film festivals begin with Season 17 of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema, crated by Executive Director/Founder Sophia Wong Boccio. Opening Night is Friday, September 8th, with the Japanese film “Yudo,” subtitled “The Way of the Bath,” directed by Masayuki Suzuki.

芝加哥第十七届秋季跃动亚洲电影节开幕式于9月8日举行，此电影节的创办和投资人为Sophia Wong Boccio。当天放映的电影是日本片《洗浴》，导演为Masayuki Suzuki。

The Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) will take place in Chicago between September 8th and October 7th, 2023, and for the first time will include film selections from Mongolia, Iran and Afghanistan, along with entries from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, China and more. According to Sophia Wong Boccio, “Through the lenses of this season’s diversified filmmakers we are presenting a broad spectrum of films that are relevant and entertaining.”

此次亚洲电影节自9/8始，10/7结束。期间放映的影片来源选自蒙古、伊朗、阿富汗、日本、中国、韩国等国家及地区。主办人索菲亚说：“通过本季多元化电影人的镜头，我们将为观众们展示一系列相关且有趣的电影作品。”

This season’s special guests appearing on behalf of their films include Amarsaikhan Baljinnyham, Ben Yuen, Dornaz Hajiha, Lawrence Kan, Lee Won Suk, Ng Siu Hin, Park Dong-Hee, Rachel Leung, Roya Sadat and Wong You Nam. South Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun (“Parasite”) will be APUC’s Excellent Achievement in Film Award recipient and will receive his award before the feature presentation of the Closing Night film “Killing Romance.”

*以上介绍了即将在电影节与观众见面的亚洲各国影星，我不熟悉他（她）们的中文译名，就不贸然翻译了，请谅。

Season 17 screenings will take place primarily at the AMC New City 14 in the Clybourn corridor neighborhood, along with a special China showcase at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Chicago Cultural Center in collaboration with the Asian Mid-Autumn Festival (September 30th and October 1st).

以上介绍了几处电影节的活动地点。

（之二）

10/8星期日中午，我和闺蜜Lisa & Sasha相约到Wild Fire西餐厅聚餐聊天，餐后姐仨在Oakbrook购物中心逛店消闲，其乐融融。购物中心的小广场已经布置好了为迎接万圣节和感恩节的各种有趣装饰，于是我们姐妹童心大发，相互拍照留影。

我们仨在餐厅内的合影，请侍者帮我们拍的。

我们的便餐：

奶油椰子味大虾

蟹肉煎饼

牛扒三文治

再分享两张逛购物中心时女友给我拍的应季片：

再次谢谢两位好姐妹多年来的陪伴和友情！