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SHANGHAI BLUES

Directed by Tsui Hark

Hong Kong, 1984, 1h 43min, DCP, In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles

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There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

“It’s impossible not to be carried along by the delirious rush of silliness in this knockabout screwball comedy.”
—The Guardian

“It’s old-school Hollywood filmmaking — comparisons to Lubitsch or Paul Fejos’ LONESOME are not unwarranted — a bittersweet look at the lunacy of a world turned upside down by decades of war and chaos. Chang’s melancholy and soulful performance is the film’s heart, the core around which Yeh and Bee’s crazier antics swirl.”
—Mubi

In the chaos of war, a soldier and a young woman promise to reunite — but ten years later, fate plays tricks. Mistaken identities, romantic mix-ups, and screwball hijinks fill the screen in this dazzling tribute to classic comedies.

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