Chinese Box
John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.
R
HD
Drama, Romance
1997
99 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Chinese Box
- Duration : 99 min
- Languages : English, Cantonese
- Writers : Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay), Jean-Claude Carrière (story), Larry Gross, Rachel Ingalls (Jean's story inspired by "Last Act: The Madhouse"), Paul Theroux (story), Wayne Wang (story)
- Directors : Wayne Wang min
- Imdb : 6.3 (2659 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (2707 votes)
- Actors : Jeremy Irons, Li Gong, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui
Movie Storyline
John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.