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May. 28th, 2007
Do you belive it?*
May. 28th, 2007 01:40 pmLast week I watched The Chinese Box (1997).
Fred Goodridge, on imdb, summarirzes it thusly:
John (Irons) is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim (Blades) often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian (Gong Li) whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean (Cheung) grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.
The film in quite nice, with an interesting history-in-the-making feel. Irons was his lovely ol' self, Li was impressive, Maggie was utterly fantastic and Blades was hilarious. Btw, the trailer is incredibly decieving.
( The Chinese Box Quotes )
Interesting images: the ever-running dog on a treadmill, training to fight; slicing a chicken’s throat at the butcher’s with a machete; the fish sliced in half that is so fresh its heart is still beating as it’s placed on the stall.
* The Chinese Box
Fred Goodridge, on imdb, summarirzes it thusly:
John (Irons) is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim (Blades) often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian (Gong Li) whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean (Cheung) grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.
The film in quite nice, with an interesting history-in-the-making feel. Irons was his lovely ol' self, Li was impressive, Maggie was utterly fantastic and Blades was hilarious. Btw, the trailer is incredibly decieving.
( The Chinese Box Quotes )
Interesting images: the ever-running dog on a treadmill, training to fight; slicing a chicken’s throat at the butcher’s with a machete; the fish sliced in half that is so fresh its heart is still beating as it’s placed on the stall.
* The Chinese Box