Shanghai Triad (1995)
- Starring:
- Gong Li, Li Baotian, (more)
- Director(s):
- Zhang Yimou
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Country boy Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is brought to 1930s Shanghai by his uncle who wants the boy to become a member of the powerful gang ruled by manipulative Tang (Li Baotian). In fact, Shuisheng will serve Tang's capricious mistress Bijou (Gong Li), a nightclub singer whom the boss proclaimed "the Queen of Shanghai." When the boy's uncle and the gang's several other members die during a rival gang's unsuccessful attempt on Tang's life, the latter retreats to a remote small island, taking both Bijou and Shuisheng with him and thinking of revenge. The film's English-language title is a little bit deceiving (the original Chinese title translates to "Row, Row, Row to Grandmother's Bridge," a line in Tang's favorite song performed by Bijou), as this drama centers more on the boy's coming of age and Bijou's disillusionment than on Shanghai gang wars. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gong Li - Bijou
- Wang Xiaoxiao - Shuisheng
- Li Baotian - Boss Tang
- Chen Shu - Shi Ye
- Director(s):
- Zhang Yimou
- Writer(s):
- Bi Feiyu
- Producer(s):
- Jean-Louis Piel, Wu Yigong, Yves Marmion
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Brief Nudity, Not For Children, Violence, Adult Situations)
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- 1995 - Shanghai Triad - Cannes Film Festival - Grand Technical Prize
- 1995 - Shanghai Triad - Cannes Film Festival - Grand Technical Prize
- 1995 - Shanghai Triad - Cannes Film Festival - Grand Technical Prize
- 1994 - Shanghai Triad - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
- 1995 - Shanghai Triad - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
- 1995 - Shanghai Triad - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
