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Lost In Beijing (DVD) (Uncut) (Hong Kong Version)  ~ Tony Leung Ka Fai | Fan Bing Bing
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| Up-and-coming Mainland filmmaker Li Yu (Fish and Elephant) uses China's capital city as the gritty backdrop for this tragic, yet darkly comic tale of adultery, poverty, depravity, and human fragility. An engaging relationship drama set in Beijing's underbelly, Lost in Beijing cuts no corners in capturing the various vices and weaknesses of human nature, creating characters that are as believable as they are reprehensible. The acclaimed film had a well-publicized run-in with censors before getting the go-ahead to screen at the 57th Berlin Film Festival; it has since been banned in China. Mainland starlet Fan Bingbing (A Battle of Wits, The Matrimony), who recently won Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Golden Horse Awards, departs from her previous sweet and safe image with a daring, compelling portrayal of the film's tragic heroine. Acclaimed Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai, veteran actress Elaine Kam, and popular Mainland television star Tong Dawei all give solid performances as morally conflicted souls in the big city.
Massage girl Pingguo (Fan Bingbing) lives in a cramped apartment with her bad-tempered window cleaner husband Kun (Tong Dawei), barely eking by on their miniscule pay. When Pingguo gets raped by her boss Lin (Tony Leung) one afternoon, Kun, who is washing the windows of the building, witnesses the act. The enraged Kun tries to get even first by (unsuccessfully) blackmailing Lin, then by sleeping with Lin's wife (Elaine Kam). The relationships get even more tangled when Pingguo discovers she's pregnant. With the paternity of the baby up in the air, Kun, who is eager for money, strikes a deal with Lin, who is eager for a son.
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| | Product Title | : | Lost In Beijing (DVD) (Uncut) (Hong Kong Version) | | Region Code | : | (What is it?) | | Picture Format | : |  (What is it?) | | Artist Name(s) | : | Tony Leung Ka Fai | Fan Bing Bing | Tong Da Wei | | Release Date | : | January 25, 2008 | | Language | : | Mandarin | | Subtitle | : | Traditional Chinese, English | | Duration | : | 112 Minutes | | Rating | : | III | | Package Weight | : | 120 g | | Publisher | : | Modern Audio | | YesAsia Catalog No. | : | 1010040591 | | Shipment Unit | : | 1 (What is it?) |
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Notorious on the film-fest circuit for incurring the wrath of Chinese censors prior to release, Lost in Beijing gets off to a claustrophobic, alienating start. This Beijing-set tale of adultery, chicanery, and assorted human crappiness is told free of comfy cinema technique, like establishing shots, static camera, or emotion created through calculated montage. Basically, the stuff designed to elicit a programmed audience response is largely missing, replaced here by a surprisingly funny, dark semblance of reality. Director Li Yu uses mostly moving camera to tell her story, taking us directly into her characters' lives in all their dirty, ugly glory. The result is a film that can really turn an audience off, as it carries no positive payoff or uplifting reward. At the same time, the film manages to be darkly entertaining and even powerful thanks to a cynical wit and glimpses into recognizable human ugliness.
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