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Apr 17, 1998 · Chinese Box: Directed by Wayne Wang. With Jeremy Irons, Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Michael Hui. The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
- (3.5K)
- Drama, Romance
- Wayne Wang
- 1998-04-17
Chinese boxes (Chinese: 套盒; pinyin: tàohé) are a set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger box. A traditional style in Chinese design, nested boxes have proved a popular packaging option in the West for novelty or display reasons.
During the last months of Britain's control of Hong Kong, journalist John (Jeremy Irons) discovers he has only a few months to live. He decides to use the time to pursue his friend Vivian (Gong Li...
- (53)
- Wayne Wang
- R
- Jeremy Irons
May 1, 1998 · We begin to see a pattern emerging. Just as Vivian sees John as the past, the film sees Vivian as the past, and Jean as the future: In the emerging Hong Kong, glamorous bar girls and their rich tourist clients will be replaced by a tougher generation, wounded but resilient.
Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui. The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explores in his 1997 novel Kowloon ...
- $2,178,160
- Graeme Revell
- September 4, 1997
- Lydia Dean Pilcher, Jean-Louis Piel, Wayne Wang
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Apr 17, 1998 · Overview. The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China. Wayne Wang. Director. Jean-Claude Carrière. Writer.
