China / France,
1995, 103 min
Plots(1)
Country boy Shuisheng is brought to 1930s Shanghai by his uncle who wants the boy to become a member of the powerful gang ruled by manipulative Tang. In fact, Shuisheng will serve Tang’s capricious mistress Bijou, 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. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1996 - Yue Lü (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Golden Globes
- 1996 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1995 - Yue Lü (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1995 - Yue Lü (Best Cinematographer)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1995 - Yue Lü (Grand Prix of the Superior Technical Commission)
- 1995 - Yimou Zhang (Golden Palm - Official Competition)