Shown: April 12, 2026 at 6pm
Director : Zhang Yimou
Country : China
Release Date : 1995
Duration : 108 mins
Language : Mandarin
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : BEST FOREIGN FILM AT 1995 NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
NOMINEE : BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AT 1996 OSCARS
NOMINEE : BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AT 1996 GOLDEN GLOBES
Hired to be a servant to pampered nightclub singer and mob moll Xiao Jinbao (Gong Li), naïve teenager Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is thrust into the glamorous and deadly demi-monde of 1930’s Shanghai. Over the course of seven days, Shuisheng observes mounting tensions as triad boss Tang (Li Baotian) begins to suspect traitors amongst his ranks, and rivals for Xiao Jinbao’s affections.
“Movingly affirms the magnitude of Zhang Yimou’s storytelling power.” (Janet Maslin – The New York Times)