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| Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 22, 1995 |
Starring:
Baotian Li, Baoying Jiang, Biao Fu, Chun Sun, Jiang Liu, Li Gong, Qianquan Yang, Shu Chen, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xuejian Li
Summary:
A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord's mistress.
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A feast of a film that goes on feeding you long after you've left the theater. [25 Dec 1995, p.83]
Gingerly paced and meditative, Shanghai Triad isn't as lyrical as some of Zhang's other films, but its hauntingly tragic ending and the bittersweet relationship at its core are as powerful as anything in this director's impressive body of work. [16 Feb 1996, p.7G]
With its underworld violence and straightforward narrative, Shanghai Triad may be Zhang's most accessible film to date. It is not, however, his best work, having neither the epic scope of To Live nor the quiet emotional power of Raise the Red Lantern. Yet there is still much to like about Shanghai Triad, not the least of which is the production's gorgeous look (credit the director and his cinematographer, Li Xiao). Shanghai Triad overflows with memorable imagery and atmosphere. And, as this film verifies, a weak entry by Zhang is often far more engrossing than a strong entry by many other directors.
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