Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao (1995)

Regisseur:

Yimou Zhang

Drehbuchautoren:

Bi Feiyu (writer)
Li Xiao (novel)

Premierendatum:

22. Dezember 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

In 1930's Shanghai violence was not the problem. It was the solution.

Plot:

Uncle Liu brings his cousin to Shanghai to work for 'Boss,' the leader of a powerful drug empire in the 1930's...

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Umbrella | Teenage Boy | Blood | Backstage

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A stunner in every respect

Besetzung

Li Gong	...	Xiao Jingbao
Baotian Li	...	Tang, the Gang Boss
Wang Xiaoxiao	...	Shuisheng, the boy
Xuejian Li	...	Liu, 6th Uncle
Chun Sun	...	Song, Tang's No. 2
Biao Fu	...	Zheng, Tang's No.3
Shu Chen	...	Shi Ye
Liu Jiang	...	Fat Yu
Baoying Jiang	...	Cuihua, the Widow
Yang Qianquan	...	Ah Jiao
Ying Gao
Weiming Gao
Lian Shuliang
Wang Ya'nan
Zhang Yayun
Guo Hao
Jiasheng Zhen
Ni Zengshao
An Xing
Jia Shijun
Jiankang Jiang
Jiangang Yu
Li Dou

Regie
Yimou Zhang

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Bi Feiyu		writer
Li Xiao		novel

Produktion
Yves Marmion	....	producer
Jean-Louis Piel	....	producer
Wang Wei	....	executive producer
Yigong Wu	....	producer
Yongde Zhu	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
Guangtian Zhang

Kamera
Yue Lu

Schnitt
Yuan Du

Szenenbild
Juiping Cao

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Xin Ming Huang
Yongming Ma

Kostüme
Huamiao Tong

Maske/Frisuren
Yang Yu	....	makeup artist
Mi Zide	....	makeup artist

Regieassistenten
Yan Changsheng	....	assistant director
Nie Chunsheng	....	assistant director
Véronique Demaret	....	assistant director
Xiaodan Yang	....	assistant director

Ton Stab
Jing Tao	....	sound

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Peter Rosenfeld	....	steadicam operator

Produktionsfirmen

• Alpha Films
• La Sept Cinéma
• Ministère des Affaires Étrangères
• Shanghai Film Studios
• UGC Images

Verleihfirmen

• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Atalanta Filmes (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Cinemussy (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Total Film Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Alternativ:

Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Serenade (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and images of violence.

Länge:

103 Min | Canada:108 Min

Produktionsland:

France | China

Sprache:

Mandarin

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:18 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Shanghai, China

Firma:

Alpha Films

Dialogzitate:

6th Uncle: The Boss always says, "Women's business is nothing but wind. Men's business, no matter how small, is important."

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Film Geek (2005)

A stunner in every respect

Here's something you don't see every day - a mobster movie that focuses on the evil of criminals, instead of their coolness. "Shanghai Triad" shows you how mob violence destroys the life of a gangster's moll and endangers her innocent, fresh-from-the-country servant. It's exactly the kind of story you wouldn't see in a Hollywood movie - which is, I suppose, why we watch this weird foreign stuff!

Gong Li is, as ever, forceful and compelling, with a role that's infinitely more interesting than what America's "lead" actresses usually get. She's very glamorous here, and totally unlike the peasant characters she played in "To Live" and several other films. What a wonderful, versatile actress.

The film's other strengths include gorgeous, award-winning cinematography, interesting point-of-view shots, and an effective shift from an urban to a country setting that's pulled off very smoothly. It's a shame that this is the last film that director Zhang Yimou and Gong Li made together, but at least it caps off their collaboration on a high note.