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Genre | Drama |
Format | NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Mikael Hafstrom, Chow Yun-Fat, David Morse, Barry Mendel, Weinstein Company, The, Jake Myers, Ken Watanabe, John Cusack, Franka Potente, Donna Gigliotti, Gong Li, Mike Medavoy See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 44 minutes |
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Set in Shanghai in 1941, an American spy becomes entangled in intrigue and romance.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Audio Description: : English
- Item model number : 35219356
- Director : Mikael Hafstrom
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 44 minutes
- Release date : January 5, 2016
- Actors : John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, David Morse, Franka Potente
- Producers : Jake Myers, Barry Mendel, Mike Medavoy, Donna Gigliotti
- Studio : Lionsgate
- ASIN : B0148Z6ZQ0
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #52,355 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #8,911 in Drama DVDs
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This may be the highest standard and most entertaining international movie production set in Shanghai in the inter-world war era since Spielberg's Empire of the Sun [Blu-ray ]. It is a pity that the production could not resolve issues with the Chinese authorities, who at the last minute revoked permission to complete the production in China. It is unclear whether this was due to China's difficulties confronting historical and fictional depiction of its painful past, or some other causes. In any case, the film is listed for release in China.
The success of the film in recreating an impression of old Shanghai seems to owe much to the vision of producer Mike Medavoy, who was born in Shanghai in 1941. It is a romantic spy story, based on a credible premise that people with their wits about them in Shanghai in 1941 might have picked up intelligence about Japanese intentions to attack Pearl Harbor. The premise of the plot is especially credible because, as other folk with an interest in Chinese history will know, the Imperial Japanese Navy used aircraft carriers in both the "January 28 Incident" (Shanghai War of 1932) and the "Battle of Shanghai" (Aug-Nov 1937). The city was a hotbed of international espionage through the 1930s. By odd and little-known coincidence (maybe - maybe not a coincidence), Nomura Kichisaburo - Japanese Ambassador to the US when Pearl Harbor was attacked - was an IJN admiral with a lot of Shanghai time. Nomura commanded the Japanese forces which attacked Shanghai on 28 January 1932, including the first major aircraft carrier action in the Far East.
The main characters of the film, John Cusack's US Navy intelligence officer, Chow Yun-fat's Shanghai tycoon/crime boss, Gong Li as his wife and a secret Chinese resistance operative, and Ken Watanabe as an astute but conflicted Japanese counter-intelligence officer, are well cast and well played, and appear to be fictional characters drawn partly from composite historical figures. Among the strong supporting cast, Franka Potente has a cameo role as the bored and ignored wife of a German diplomat that is an interesting contrast with her well-known roles in "Run, Lola, Run" and two "Bourne" movies.
The simple title, "Shanghai", for English-language release, relies on the mystique wrapped up in the location name for much of the international audience. The Chinese title is more complicated and colorful: Die Hai Fengyun 谍海风云. The characters literally mean "espionage sea wind cloud", with the second character meaning both "sea" with a hint of the naval intelligence plot, and the second character of the name of Shanghai in Chinese, and the final two characters, being a compound meaning storm, a synonym for "fast-moving situation". The Chinese movie title therefore may be freely translated, unfortunately without the layers of meaning in the Chinese, as "Shanghai Spy Thriller", "Spy Storm In Shanghai" or "Naval espionage in the city on the sea".
The region A Blu-ray release by CN Entertainment is a high-quality video transfer. I found the English soundtrack level a bit low, but this was easily compensated for.
Prior to his arrival his best friend was murdered. Cusack befriends local crimelord Anthony (Chow Yum-Fat) and his enchanting wife knowing they would likely be useful to him in his endeavor. The ranking Japanese man (Ken Watanabe) and Anthony have an uneasy alliance as long as each is useful to the other.
This is a well thought out movie in all aspects. All the actors were accurately cast. The writing and direction were superb and even the appropriate nationalities were played by appropriate actors of said nationality.
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Shanghai 1941: Es ist die letzte chinesische Stadt, die Japan noch nicht eingenommen hat. Doch die Invasion steht kurz bevor und die Atmosphäre ist aufgeheizt und für ausländische Bürger sehr gefährlich, so auch für Geheimagent Paul Soames (John Cusack). Sein bester Freund Connor ist auf offener Straße ermordet worden und er ist in der Stadt, um den Mörder zu finden.
Während seiner als Reporter getarnten Ermittlungen trifft er auf Anthony Lan-Ting (Yun-Fat Chow) und seine entzückende Frau Anna Lan-Ting (Li Gong). Paul fühlt sich sofort zu ihr hingezogen und stellt schnell fest, das sie insgeheim für den Widerstand arbeitet und so für einige Morde verantwortlich ist. Allerdings nicht für Connor. Was sie jedoch weiß: Sie kennt die Geliebte von Connor, die er am Tag seines Todes außer Landes bringen wollte. Sie beschützt sie, denn sie war nicht nur Connors Geliebte, sondern auch von Tanaka (Ken Watanabe), einem ranghohen Offizier. In seiner Schmach bringt er jeden um, nur um sie zu finden und ebenfalls zu töten.
Für Paul und Anna beginnt die Luft heiß zu werden und Tanakas Schergen scheinen überall zu sein …
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Ein sehr intelligenter Thriller, der durch die tollen Darsteller und die Geschichte glänzt.
Mikael Håfström hat einen Film über ein dunkles Kapitel der chinesisch/ japanischen Geschichte geschrieben! Die Japaner, Verbündete der deutschen Nazi-Herrschaft, fallen in China ein und überrollen das große Land. Einzig Shanghai ist noch chinesisch und dennoch – obwohl es offiziell keine Anzeichen dafür gibt – scheint die Invasion kurz bevor zu stehen.
In dieser aufgeheizten Atmosphäre kommt Paul in die Stadt, die zu pulsieren scheint. Casinos, Bars und Clubs haben Hochkonjunktur. Die Menschen wollen die Bedrohung vergessen und frönen den Lastern, die die Stadt zu bieten hat, vornehmlich die ausländischen Bürger. So ist es nicht verwunderlich, das Paul in einem Casino auf Anna das erste Mal trifft. Seine Faszination für diese Frau ist offenkundig, und dennoch ist er ein Gentleman und hält sich zurück. Er lässt sich sogar zwischendurch auf eine Affäre mit der deutschen Leni Mueller (Franka Potente) ein.
Bei allen schönen Dingen vergißt Paul jedoch nicht, weshalb er überhaupt in Shanghai ist. Sein bester Freund, ebenfalls Agent, ist getötet worden, nachdem er bei seiner Geliebten war. Sehr schnell wird ihm klar, das die Geliebte der Schlüssel der ganzen Geschichte ist. Und je mehr er mit Anna anbandelt und nebenbei den Mörder sucht, wird er mehr und mehr in den Sog von Machenschaften, verschmähter Leidenschaft und brutalen Tötugen hingezogen.
Ich finde den Film stark, aufgrund seiner Geschichte und der eingefangenen Atmosphäre. Auch die Dialoge sind genau pointiert angesetzt. Ich habe vom ersten Augenblick das Gefühl gehabt, ebenfalls mittendrin zu sein. So überzeugend wurde es eingefangen, die Gegensätze wie Prunk und Dreck, Glamour und Armut etc. Die exzellenten Darsteller, allen voran Li Gong als Ehefrau und Widerstandskämpferin, der man jedoch durch viele Tricks nichts nachweisen kann. John Cusack wirkt dagegen manchmal etwas blass, das tut der Geschichte jedoch keinen Abbruch.
Ein Film, der 95% verdient hat und den ich unbedingt weiterempfehlen kann!
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