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So Close to Paradise DVD

Unrated :: FIRST RUN FEATURES :: Released: 2002-02-19

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So Close to Paradise Summary So Close To Paradise Tells The Story Of Two Friends, Who--like Many Other Chinese Peasants--leave Their Small Country Village To Seek Fortune In The City. Instead Of The Life They Expect To Find, Dong Zi And Gao Ping Must Live Together In A Shack On The River In The City Of Wuhan, Where Dong Works On The Docks While His Friend Gao Becomes A Petty Criminal. When A Powerful Gang Boss Cheats Gao, He Takes His Revenge By Kidnapping The Boss's Mistress Ruan Hong, A Beautiful, Seductive Nightclub Singer. However, When Gao Falls In Love With Ruan, His Fate Is Sealed.

set In The Seedy Nightclubs And Desperate Streets Of Wuhan, So Close To Paradise Uses A Classic Hollywood Noir Blueprint Of A Gangster's Love-triangle But It Also References Something Much Deeper. Rather Than Attempting To Glamorize The Gangster Lifestyle, Wang Casts His Gaze On The Harsh Realities Of Urban Life And The Limited Possibilities For The Lower Classes Of China. Wang's "ability To Nimbly Filter Big Questions And Political Concerns Through The Lives Of Society's Fringe Dwellers--without Being Didactic--is What Makes So Close To Paradise So Moving And So Timely." (ernest Hardy, La Weekly)

Paradise is a long way from the waterfront slums and nightclub dives of Wang Xiaoshuai's restless crime story. Like a modern Chinese take on a classic American film noir, this tale of a small time-criminal on the outskirts of the Wuhan underworld, a beautiful karaoke singer who dreams of pop stardom, and the naïve country boy who watches their destructive romance bristles with doom. Director Wang Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle) is from China's sixth generation of filmmakers, and his agitated style--featuring handheld takes, jump cuts, and vibrant colors that cut through the clutter and the darkness--couldn't be more different from the smooth, formal beauty of fifth-generation greats Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. His remove keeps us at arm's length from the characters, but his luscious imagery, grimy glamour, and haunting narration give just a hint of romantic hope in the squalor of the urban jungle. --Sean Axmaker

So Close to Paradise DVD Techincal Details Cast: Tong Wang (II), Tao Guo, Tao Wu
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 90 mins
UPC: 720229909976
Binding: DVD
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Release Date: 2002-02-19
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Cantonese (Original Language),