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Chinese Box (1997)
Directed by Wayne Wang
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Overview
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year’s Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People’s Republic of China.
Rated R | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Jeremy Irons | Gong Li | Maggie Cheung | Michael Hui | Rubén Blades | Jared Harris | Josie Ho | Chaplin Chang | Russell Cawthorne | Emma Lucia | Ken Bennett | Emotion Cheung | Harvey Stockwin | Jonathan Midgley | Bruce Walker | Angelica Lofgren | Julian Chang | Jian Rui-Chao | Wai Sing-Chau | Lo Hung | Shirley Hung Suet-Ying | Michelle Yeung | Alex Ng Hong-Ling | Noel Lester Rands | Chiu Wah-Lee | Maria Cordero | Bao Fang | Hui Fan | Andrew Lam | Lee Siu-Kei | Ankee Leung Chi-On | Tse Yuen-Fat | Roderick Lee | Lee Fai | Maria St. Lynne | Gloria Wu | François Chau | Winston G. Ellis | Turbo Kong | Mike Leeder | Ralph Lister | James Huang | Kim Maree Penn | Tony Blair | Sammuel Leung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2019 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Music by Graeme Revell. Enjoyed this mostly for the time period and events captured (British exiting HK and handing over to China). Also just enjoy all the photography shot on location in HK. Of course both Jeremy Irons and Gong Li are terrific but it is Maggie Cheung that stands out as the weird unreliable interview subject. Not sure why this film has a low rating on IMDb but I’m guessing it may be bc it’s another white savior flick. Just a guess. I’d consider that too if the main protag wasn’t dying from leukemia. I could be wrong but I’d like to know why this film is panned.
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