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Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns

ActorCrewDirectorWriterProduction Sep 20 (died age 77) Oxford, England, UK 1970–2024 (54 year career)
6.2 avg rating

Biography

Antony Keith Graham Rayns (20 September 1948 – 7 July 2026) was a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication Cinema Rising before contributing to the Monthly Film Bulletin from the December 1970. He contributed writings to Sight & Sound from the 1970s, and also contributed to Time Out, Melody Maker, and Film Comment.

Known For

Black Coal, Thin Ice
Film

Black Coal, Thin Ice

Thanks
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Film

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Self
Away with Words
Film

Away with Words

Writer
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Film

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Translator
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Film

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Narrator
Hold You Tight
Film

Hold You Tight

Rosa's Friend
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Film

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Self
The Cinema on the Road
Film

The Cinema on the Road

Self

Filmography

Acting (28)

Movies (28)

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

2024

as Self

A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

A Different Kind of Chinese War Film: Tony Rayns on Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

2023

as self

Slicing At The Stars

Slicing At The Stars

2023
The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History

The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History

2022
An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

2019
Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

2016

as Himself

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

2016

as Himself

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth

2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014

as Self

7.2
The Art of Akira Kurosawa

The Art of Akira Kurosawa

2013

as Tony Rayns

Jury

Jury

2013

as Tony

6.3
Serialized Success

Serialized Success

2013
1.0
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012

as Self

8.0
Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships

Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships

2009
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

2006

as Self

10.0
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

2003

as Interviewee

5.0
Hold You Tight

Hold You Tight

1998

as Rosa's Friend

4.8
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998

as Narrator

5.2
The Cinema on the Road

The Cinema on the Road

1995

as Self

5.6
Derek Jarman: A Portrait

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

1991

as Self

New Chinese Cinema

New Chinese Cinema

1989

as Narrator

Virtuous Women

Virtuous Women

1987

as Foreign Director

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

1985

as Narration

London Calling

London Calling

1985

as Tony Rayns

Home Movies 1971-81

Home Movies 1971-81

1985
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

1983

as Self

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

1983

as Narrator / Himself

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

1983

as Self

6.6