Actor

Tony Rayns

September 20, 1948 · Oxford, England, UK

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.

Often works with

Chen Kaige
2 titles together
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema, New Chinese Cinema
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Helen Loveridge
2 titles together
London Calling, London Calling

Full filmography · 15

The Rediscovery of a Significant Part in Film History
cast
2022
The Art of Akira Kurosawa
as Tony Rayns
2013
Serialized Success
cast
2013
Jury
as Tony
2013
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
as Interviewee
2003
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Director
2001
Away with Words
Writer
1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Narrator
1998
Hold You Tight
as Rosa's Friend
1998
New Chinese Cinema
as Narrator and Director and Writer
1989
Virtuous Women
as Foreign Director
1987
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
as Narration and Writer
1985