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Lou Ye's intricately constructed and seductive mystery pays homage to Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' and the lush visual style of Wong Kar-Wai.
When petty criminal Mardar is assigned to mind Moudan, the daughter of a smuggler, the two youngsters soon fall in love. |
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But, Mardar's shady associates persuade him to kidnap her and hold her to ransom; Moudan finds out and, heartbroken, she escapes and hurls herself into the murky depths of the Suzhou River.
Mardar is distraught until he meets nightclub dancer MeiMei, who bears a striking resemblance to Moudan. Soon, he becomes obsessively convinced that she is in fact his lost love...
Set in the seedy underworld of Shanghai, 'Suzhou River' is a compelling and visually arresting tale of love and obsession. |
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