Illustrious Energy (dir. Leon Narbey, 1988): The Sojourner, the Settler, the Nomad and the Exile

Abstract

I argue that Illustrious Energy is more culturally embedded now than it was on its release in 1988. Then I examine the position of Kim (sojourner), Wong (settler) and Chan (nomad) and reflect on that of the film, itself an exile in America.