Chinese box
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Chinese box |
| Original title | Chinese box |
| Country of production | USA , France , Japan |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wayne Wang |
| script |
Jean-Claude Carrière , Larry Gross , Paul Theroux , Wayne Wang |
| production |
Lydia Dean Pilcher , Jean-Louis Piel , Wayne Wang |
| music | Graeme Revell |
| camera | Vilko Filač |
| cut | Christopher Tellefsen |
| occupation | |
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Chinese Box is an American-French-Japanese film drama by Wayne Wang from the year 1997 . The basis is the novel Kowloon Tong by the American writer Paul Theroux . Theroux was also involved in the script for the film.
action
John is a British journalist who has been working in Hong Kong for over ten years . He has relationships with two Chinese women - including the nightclub owner Vivian - who are both cheating on him. John is friends with the photo reporter Jim, whom he often meets.
John learns he has leukemia and is about to die. He then made a series of documentary recordings about the opinion of the locals about the transfer of the crown colony to China in 1997 .
One of the women comes to John and says she wants to leave Hong Kong. He accuses her of hurting his feelings and evicts her from his apartment.
After the surrender of Hong Kong, John dies sitting by the water, pointing a video camera at himself.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on Reel Views that the film would probably not be the last film to address the Hong Kong handover. However, it is doubtful whether another film would gather so many "first-class talent" in front of and behind the camera. Nevertheless, the film is inconsistent and disappointing.
The Lexicon of International Films wrote: “Feelings are veiled or suppressed, in Hong Kong only business counts that continues to run at the expense of freedom. The director, who is himself an American of Chinese origin, depicts the Hong Kong of the present. The improvisational style of the camera and the representation illustrate the state of disorientation; In addition to drastic metaphorical scenes, there are scenes full of tenderness, which can only remain fleeting. "
Awards
Graeme Revell won the Golden Osella at the 1997 Venice Film Festival , Wayne Wang was nominated for the Golden Lion . Wayne Wang was also nominated for the Golden Ear of the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid in 1997.
background
The film was shot in Hong Kong . It had its world premiere on September 4, 1997 at the Venice International Film Festival . On September 9, 1997, he was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film grossed approximately $ 2.2 million in US cinemas .
In 2007, Wang presented a director's cut of the film, which was shown for the first time in Germany at the Hof Film Festival in October.
Web links
- Chinese Box in Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chinese Box at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ↑ Chinese Box. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Chinese Box, accessed July 1, 2007
- ↑ Chinese Box release dates, accessed July 1, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for Chinese Box, accessed July 1, 2007
- ↑ Press release from the Hof Film Festival of October 16, 2007, accessed on October 22, 2007