Synopsis
After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.
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Cast
- Zhou XunMeimei / Moudan
- Jia HongshengMardar
- Nai AnXiao Hong
- Yao AnlianBoss
- Zhongkai HuaLao B.
- Zhang Ming FangNarrator (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 90
Time
Whatever city this one is showing in...move there. - 90
Film.com
A delight to the eye, ear, and mind - 80
Washington Post
A Chinese film whose simple surface belies greater mysteries. - 80
Variety
A compelling story of love and obsession whose progress mirrors the sinuous flow of the Shanghai waterway that supplies its title. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Daring and edgy, it's a German co-production (critical for avoiding censorship) that's filled with the intoxicating excitement of creating images for the screen. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The film is energized by the naturalness of its characters and the way in which it plays a game of mixed signals and double illusions. - 75
Miami Herald
Deliciously confusing. - 75
New York Post
This intriguing film is the best variation on "Vertigo" since Brian DePalma's far more polished "Obsession" (1976), which ranks with the best Hitchcock knockoffs of all time.
