A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disappears but Shanghai remains a metropolitan city. Shanghai in the 1930s is glamorous and seductive.
Director: Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Cast: Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Hu Jun, Daniel Wu, Huang Jue, Su Yan, Wu Hai-Re, Huang Yi
A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disappears but Shanghai remains a metropolitan city. Shanghai in the 1930s is glamorous and seductive.
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A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disa…
1h 46m
September 29, 2005
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Hu Jun
Drama, Romance