Cannes Classics To Screen Tsui Hark’s ‘Shanghai Blues’ Restoration
A 4K restoration of Shanghai Blues by Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark will screen in the Cannes Classics section to mark the film’s 40th anniversary since its 1984 premiere.
Leading actress Sylvia Chang will be present at the screening in Cannes, where the Classics program is also celebrating its 20th year at the festival.
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Tsui Hark and Nansun Shi supervised the 4K restoration of the original negative, in collaboration with L’Immagine Ritrovata. The Shanghai Blues soundtrack was remixed by One Cool Sound.
Set in Shanghai in the year 1937, a soldier (Kenny Bee) crosses path with a young woman (Sylvia Chang) under a bridge during a Japanese air raid and they vow to meet after the war ends. Many years later, they meet again although they do not recognize each other.
During its initial run, Shanghai Blues received eight nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and also screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 1986 as well as the Berlinale in 1987.
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