Chinese Box

Chinese Box

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Release Date

11/14/1997

Runtime

99 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A elegiac meditation on Hong Kong's final months under British rule, told through intimate human stories against the backdrop of historical transition. The film moves between personal romance and collective mourning, capturing both the beauty and heartbreak of a world about to irrevocably change.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulBittersweetContemplative

Themes

LoveIdentityColonialismMemoryComing apart

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Ensemble

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